Summary:
The 18419 zip code area is home to two schools, Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center and Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Lackawanna Trail School District. The elementary school consistently outperforms state averages on standardized tests, particularly in science and English language arts, while the high school has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking and maintains a high graduation rate.
Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center stands out for its strong academic performance, with 60% or more of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 88.5% proficient or better in Science across all grades. The school also boasts a low dropout rate of 0.0% for the 2019-2020 school year. In contrast, Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School has a high 4-year graduation rate of 95.6% for the 2022-2023 school year and a relatively low dropout rate of 0.2% for the same year, indicating that the school is effectively supporting its students and helping them succeed.
Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center at 93.7% and Lackawanna Trail Junior/Senior High School at 93.75%. However, a significant portion of students in both schools, around 38%, receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a sizable population of economically disadvantaged students. This socioeconomic factor may impact the schools' performance and resource allocation, and should be considered when analyzing the data.
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