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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 28 qualifying public elementary schools. William Prescott #38 leads the list at 113%, against a median of 82.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
28
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Top % FRL
113%
Median % FRL
82.6%
HIGHEST POVERTY · LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1William Prescott #38Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary204113%
2McNichols PlazaScranton, PAScranton SDElementary317110%
3John G Whittier #2Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary442102%
4Frances Willard #32Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary345102%
5John F. Kennedy #7Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary305102%
6Mid Valley El CtrThroop, PAMid Valley SDElementary1,027102%
7Robert Morris #27Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary206102%
8Charles Sumner #18Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary25098.8%
9Riverside El Sch WestTaylor, PARiverside SDElementary35298.6%
10Riverside El Sch EastMoosic, PARiverside SDElementary45597.1%
11Neil Armstrong #40Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary44196.8%
12Dunmore El CtrDunmore, PADunmore SDElementary82495.9%
13Isaac Tripp El SchScranton, PAScranton SDElementary71094.5%
14John Adams #4Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary21490.7%
15Carbondale El SchCarbondale, PACarbondale Area SDElementary75574.6%
16Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield CampusMayfield, PALakeland School DistrictElementary26865.7%
17Old Forge El SchOld Forge, PAOld Forge SDElementary53255.3%
18Valley View El CtrPeckville, PAValley View SDElementary52250.0%
19Moscow El SchMoscow, PANorth Pocono SDElementary58148.0%
20Valley View Intrmd SchArchbald, PAValley View SDElementary54845.1%
21Lakeland El Sch - Scott CampusScott Township, PALakeland School DistrictElementary43239.4%
22North Pocono Intmd SchMoscow, PANorth Pocono SDElementary44536.9%
23Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CSScranton, PAHoward Gardner Multiple Intelligence CSElementary38435.7%
24Jefferson El SchLake Ariel, PANorth Pocono SDElementary23931.8%
25Newton-Ransom El SchoolClarks Summit, PAAbington Heights SDElementary1967.7%
26South Abington SchChinchilla, PAAbington Heights SDElementary3017.3%
27Clarks Summit El SchClarks Summit, PAAbington Heights SDElementary3995.8%
28Waverly SchWaverly, PAAbington Heights SDElementary3074.2%
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