Summary:
The 18702 zip code area in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is home to 5 schools, including 4 elementary schools and 1 middle school, all part of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, except for Bear Creek Community Charter School. While the public schools in the district struggle with low test scores and high dropout rates, the standout performer in the area is Bear Creek Community Charter School, which consistently outperforms the other schools and state averages on key metrics.
Bear Creek Community Charter School has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math, Science, and English Language Arts compared to the other schools and the state averages. In contrast, the public schools in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, such as G.A.R. Middle School and the elementary schools, struggle with low proficiency rates, often falling well below the state averages. Bear Creek Community Charter School also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1, compared to the public schools which range from 17.3 to 18.7.
The high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients across the public schools in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District suggest that these schools are serving a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the lower academic performance observed. The wide range in student-teacher ratios could also be a factor in the differences in academic performance between the schools. Overall, the data analysis reveals a stark contrast between the performance of Bear Creek Community Charter School and the other public schools in the 18702 zip code area, highlighting the potential benefits of school choice and the importance of addressing the underlying socioeconomic challenges faced by the students in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
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