Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18651

Summary:

The 18651 zip code is home to a single high school, Wyoming Valley West Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 1,357 students. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 469 out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools in 2023-2024 to 506 out of 634 in 2021-2022, and its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 2 stars to 1 star over the same period.

Academically, Wyoming Valley West Senior High School is underperforming compared to state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 11th-grade students proficient or better on the Keystone Exams was lower than the state average in all three subject areas: Algebra I (33.1% vs. 41.6%), Biology (40.7% vs. 50.5%), and Literature (55.1% vs. 63.2%). The school's performance on the Keystone Exams has declined from the 2022-2023 school year to the 2023-2024 school year in all three subject areas. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year was 87.5%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate was 1.6%, higher than the state average.

The data also reveals that Wyoming Valley West School District, which oversees Wyoming Valley West Senior High School, has a higher-than-average per-student spending of $14,328 for the 2021-2022 school year, as well as a student-teacher ratio of 15.9, slightly higher than the state average. However, these resources do not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes, as the school continues to struggle with performance issues, particularly among its student population, 99.71% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wyoming Valley West Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Wadham Street	Plymouth	18651	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 779-5361	1,357	85	15.9	99.7%	825 (60.8%)	173 (12.7%)	243 (17.9%)	11 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.4%)	38.8	469^th of 686 public high schools	31.6%		34.4	488^th of 674 public high schools	27.6%	19	33.1	40.7	55.1	$14,328	$76	$14,253

Cities Near Zip Code 18651

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plymouth	0.65 mi	1	667^th
Hanover Township	1.73 mi	5	697^th
Larksville	2 mi	1	723^rd
Wilkes Barre	2.67 mi	7	694^th
Nanticoke	3.23 mi	4	678^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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