Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18627

Summary:

The 18627 zip code is home to a single public high school, Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 739 students. The school has a predominantly white student population, with academic performance that is mixed compared to district and state averages.

While the school boasts a high graduation rate of 97.7% and a low dropout rate of 0.2%, its academic proficiency rates are variable. The school's PSSA Math proficiency of 24.7% lags behind both the district (41.1%) and state (39.3%) averages, but its PSSA Science proficiency of 52% is higher than the state average. The school's Keystone Exam results are also mixed, with lower-than-average performance in Algebra I but higher-than-average scores in Biology and Literature.

Economically, the school serves a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with 28.15% receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The district's spending per student of $15,578 is higher than the state average, and the school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.7, suggesting a focus on providing adequate resources. However, the academic performance data indicates that these investments may not be fully translating into improved student outcomes, and further analysis would be needed to understand the underlying factors.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)			PSSA Science (2023)		PSSA English Language Arts (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	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
Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1128 Old Route 115	Lehman	18627	Luzerne County	Lake-Lehman School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 675-7458	739	50	14.7	28.1%	700 (94.7%)	7 (0.9%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	60	297^th of 674 public high schools	55.9%		64.4	250^th of 634 public high schools	60.6%	47	28.2	53.6	70.0	31.6	18.1	24.7	52.0	52.0	51.7	51.2	51.4	$15,578	$1,044	$14,535

Cities Near Zip Code 18627

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dallas	0.25 mi	5	171^st
Lehman	0.42 mi	2	440^th
Larksville	6.23 mi	1	723^rd
Plymouth	6.4 mi	1	667^th
Kingston	6.84 mi	4	707^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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