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The highest-poverty public schools in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Across Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, 45 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. William Prescott #38 leads the list at 113%, against a median of 74.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

113%

Median % FRL

74.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	William Prescott #38	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	204	113%
2	McNichols Plaza	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	317	110%
3	Northeast Intrmd School	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	894	103%
4	West Scranton Intrmd School	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	820	102%
5	John G Whittier #2	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	442	102%
6	Frances Willard #32	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	345	102%
7	John F. Kennedy #7	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	305	102%
8	Mid Valley El Center	Throop, PA	Mid Valley SD	Elementary	1,027	102%
9	Robert Morris #27	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	206	102%
10	Riverside JSHS	Taylor, PA	Riverside SD	High	686	100%
11	Scranton High School	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,815	100%
12	West Scranton High School	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,404	99.4%
13	Dunmore JSHS	Dunmore, PA	Dunmore SD	High	674	99.1%
14	Charles Sumner #18	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	250	98.8%
15	Riverside Elementary School West	Taylor, PA	Riverside SD	Elementary	352	98.6%
16	Mid Valley Secondary Center	Throop, PA	Mid Valley SD	High	898	98.2%
17	South Scranton Intrmd School	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	798	97.9%
18	Riverside Elementary School East	Moosic, PA	Riverside SD	Elementary	455	97.1%
19	Neil Armstrong #40	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	441	96.8%
20	Dunmore El Center	Dunmore, PA	Dunmore SD	Elementary	824	95.9%
21	Isaac Tripp Elementary School	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	710	94.5%
22	John Adams #4	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	214	90.7%
23	Carbondale Elementary School	Carbondale, PA	Carbondale Area SD	Elementary	755	74.6%
24	Carbondale Area JSHS	Carbondale, PA	Carbondale Area SD	High	736	65.9%
25	Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus	Mayfield, PA	Lakeland School District	Elementary	268	65.7%
26	Old Forge Elementary School	Old Forge, PA	Old Forge SD	Elementary	532	55.3%
27	Valley View El Center	Peckville, PA	Valley View SD	Elementary	522	50.0%
28	Moscow Elementary School	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	Elementary	581	48.0%
29	Old Forge JSHS	Old Forge, PA	Old Forge SD	High	434	47.7%
30	Valley View Intrmd School	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	Elementary	548	45.1%
31	Valley View Middle School	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	Middle	565	44.4%
32	Lakeland JSHS	Scott Township, PA	Lakeland School District	High	623	43.3%
33	Lakeland Elementary School - Scott Campus	Scott Township, PA	Lakeland School District	Elementary	432	39.4%
34	Valley View High School	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	High	747	37.8%
35	North Pocono Intmd School	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	Elementary	445	36.9%
36	North Pocono High School	Covington Twp, PA	North Pocono SD	High	915	36.7%
37	North Pocono Middle School	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	Middle	685	35.9%
38	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Scranton, PA	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Elementary	384	35.7%
39	Jefferson Elementary School	Lake Ariel, PA	North Pocono SD	Elementary	239	31.8%
40	Newton-Ransom Elementary School	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	196	7.7%
41	South Abington School	Chinchilla, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	301	7.3%
42	Clarks Summit Elementary School	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	399	5.8%
43	Waverly School	Waverly, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	307	4.2%
44	Abington Heights High School	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	High	1,115	1.3%
45	Abington Heights Middle School	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Middle	1,073	1.2%

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