Scranton School District

Summary:

The Scranton School District in Pennsylvania consists of 15 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 475 out of 610 in Pennsylvania and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant room for improvement.

A few schools stand out in the district. Frances Willard #32 Elementary School is the highest-ranked school in the district, with the best proficiency rates in Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grades. Robert Morris #27 Elementary School also performs well, with high proficiency rates in Science and English Language Arts. At the high school level, Scranton High School stands out with the highest graduation rate, lowest dropout rate, and better performance than the district and state averages in most subject areas.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance between the high schools and the middle/elementary schools in the district. While Scranton High School performs relatively well, the majority of the middle and elementary schools struggle, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. Additionally, the district faces high levels of economic disadvantage, with most schools having very high free/reduced lunch rates, and variation in spending and resources across the schools, which may contribute to the overall academic underperformance.

District Detail

425 N Washington Ave
Scranton, PA 18503-1305

(570) 348-3474

SchoolDigger Rank:
475^th of 610 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,215

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northeast Intrmd School	Public	5-8	721 Adams Ave	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3651	965	72	13.3	99.8%	339 (35.1%)	170 (17.6%)	337 (34.9%)	36 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (8.1%)	18.6	702^nd of 891 public middle schools	21.2%		20	688^th of 893 public middle schools	23.0%	14						15.4	10.1	4.8	4.2	8.7		30.0	30.0			30.4	35.7	33.2	36.4	33.9	$13,129	$199	$12,930
John Adams #4	Public	K-4	927 Capouse Ave	Scranton	18509	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3655	185	17	10.9	100.0%	40 (21.6%)	41 (22.2%)	69 (37.3%)	22 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	10.3	1359^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.8	1325^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.6%	34				21.9	7.7					15.5	38.5		38.5	37.5	23.0					31.0	$19,588	$1,885	$17,704
Frances Willard #32	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Eynon St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3692	348	25	14.0	100.0%	117 (33.6%)	48 (13.8%)	145 (41.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	52.4	831^st of 1526 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.2	1077^th of 1534 public elementary schools	29.8%	246				53.9	48.1					51.3	78.9		78.9	50.0	54.7					52.2	$16,077	$1,030	$15,047
Isaac Tripp Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 North Everett Avenue	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3677	694	60	11.6	99.9%	224 (32.3%)	96 (13.8%)	292 (42.1%)	24 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.8%)	14.7	1290^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.5%		11.8	1326^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.6%	36				25.9	20.2					23.1	55.8		55.8	38.3	23.3					30.7	$18,453	$2,307	$16,147
South Scranton Intrmd School	Public	5-8	355 Maple St	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3631	790	57	13.8	100.0%	170 (21.5%)	110 (13.9%)	400 (50.6%)	63 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.4%)	17.5	716^th of 891 public middle schools	19.6%		17.5	705^th of 893 public middle schools	21.1%	11						19.0	13.0	7.2	4.1	11.0		31.1	31.1			30.6	32.9	33.6	28.9	31.5	$15,352	$2,270	$13,083
West Scranton High School	Public	9-12	1201 Luzerne St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3616	1,401	103	13.5	89.3%	560 (40.0%)	172 (12.3%)	550 (39.3%)	37 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	72 (5.1%)	31.1	506^th of 686 public high schools	26.2%		23.7	540^th of 674 public high schools	19.9%	34	25.1	30.8	58.3																		$14,661	$545	$14,116
John F. Kennedy #7	Public	K-4	Prospect Ave & Saginaw St	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3673	320	27	11.9	100.0%	67 (20.9%)	38 (11.9%)	147 (45.9%)	52 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	15	1287^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.3	1238^th of 1534 public elementary schools	19.3%	49				13.8	25.5					19.3	47.1		47.1	39.6	33.3					36.7	$17,931	$3,016	$14,914
William Prescott #38	Public	K-4	Prescott Avenue & Myrtle St	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3683	249	13	19.5	99.2%	68 (27.3%)	45 (18.1%)	80 (32.1%)	31 (12.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.6%)	27.4	1133^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	25.8%		32.7	1103^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	28.1%	30				27.5	29.7					28.8	76.3		76.3	38.5	32.4					34.9	$16,828	$3,902	$12,925
John G Whittier #2	Public	K-4	700 Orchard St	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3690	449	34	13.2	99.8%	114 (25.4%)	49 (10.9%)	197 (43.9%)	46 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.4%)	20.1	1216^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.3%		11	1342^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	12.5%	126				53.6	11.0					30.5	49.4		49.4	40.0	25.3					32.1	$17,408	$2,376	$15,033
Robert Morris #27	Public	K-4	1824 Boulevard Ave	Scranton	18509	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3681	217	17	12.5	100.0%	94 (43.3%)	27 (12.4%)	72 (33.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.7%)	29.5	1111^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.2%		43.3	970^th of 1534 public elementary schools	36.8%	141				28.5	30.3					29.5	78.8		78.8	46.4	27.3					36.1	$20,369	$2,855	$17,513
Charles Sumner #18	Public	PK, KG-4	North Sumner Ave & Swetland St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3688	236	17	13.5	99.6%	87 (36.9%)	44 (18.6%)	83 (35.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	27.4	1134^th of 1526 public elementary schools	25.7%		12.5	1309^th of 1534 public elementary schools	14.7%	175				37.8	27.3					32.9	66.6		66.6	45.9	33.3					40.0	$12,589	$1,588	$11,002
Neil Armstrong #40	Public	K-4	N Lincoln Ave & Clearview St	Scranton	18508	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3661	428	38	11.2	99.8%	175 (40.9%)	54 (12.6%)	135 (31.5%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	23.7	1168^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.5%		35	1080^th of 1534 public elementary schools	29.6%	88				23.1	31.3					27.2	75.7		75.7	26.9	34.4					30.5	$17,331	$1,899	$15,432
Scranton High School	Public	7-12	63 Munchak Way	Scranton	18510	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3481	1,710	91	18.8	92.6%	664 (38.8%)	258 (15.1%)	551 (32.2%)	104 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	117 (6.8%)	33.1	497^th of 686 public high schools	27.6%		26.4	526^th of 674 public high schools	22.0%	29	23.8	34.9	59.1					56.9	45.4	51.3		94.5	94.5					82.8	78.1	80.5	$13,374	$416	$12,957
West Scranton Intrmd School	Public	5-8	1401 Fellows St	Scranton	18504	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 348-3475	862	56	15.4	99.9%	336 (39.0%)	123 (14.3%)	317 (36.8%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	64 (7.4%)	17.8	708^th of 891 public middle schools	20.5%		26.4	643^rd of 893 public middle schools	28.0%	65						8.2	9.5	10.5	5.0	8.2		24.7	24.7			24.1	30.4	38.2	33.0	31.0	$14,678	$625	$14,053
McNichols Plaza	Public	K-4	1111 S Irving Ave	Scranton	18505	Lackawanna County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 348-3685	361	23	15.5	99.7%	89 (24.7%)	45 (12.5%)	183 (50.7%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	11.8	1332^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	12.7%		20.3	1221^st of 1534 public elementary schools	20.4%	111				16.0	10.9					13.1	56.3		56.3	25.5	32.8					29.5	$16,394	$1,613	$14,781

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dunmore School District	1.38 mi	2	304^th
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School	2.17 mi	1	276^th
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County	2.73 mi	1
Mid Valley School District	3.51 mi	2	330^th
Riverside School District	4.05 mi	3	273^rd

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