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The highest-poverty public schools in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 60 qualifying public schools. Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr leads the list at 124%, against a median of 95.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

124%

Median % FRL

95.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr	Exeter, PA	Wyoming Area SD	Elementary	121	124%
2	West Side Career & Technology Center	Kingston, PA	West Side Career & Technology Center	High	437	111%
3	Arthur Street El Sch	Hazleton, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	431	105%
4	Berwick Area MS	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	Middle	837	104%
5	Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	High	698	103%
6	Wyoming Area Intermediate Ctr	West Pittston, PA	Wyoming Area SD	Middle	444	103%
7	Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	Exeter, PA	Wyoming Area SD	High	929	103%
8	Wyoming Valley West SHS	Plymouth, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	High	1,362	101%
9	Kennedy Early Childhood Center	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	Elementary	505	101%
10	Dr David W Kistler El Sch	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	961	101%
11	Daniel J Flood El Sch	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	616	101%
12	Heights/Murray El Sch	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	838	101%
13	Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	Wyoming, PA	Wyoming Area SD	Elementary	465	100%
14	Nescopeck El Sch	Nescopeck, PA	Berwick Area SD	Elementary	151	100%
15	Wolfpack Early Learning Academy	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	101	100%
16	Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	Middle	533	99.6%
17	Wyoming Valley West MS	Kingston, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Middle	1,139	99.5%
18	Hazleton El/MS	Hazleton, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Middle	895	99.4%
19	Solomon/Plains El Sch	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	718	98.6%
20	Hanover Area JSHS	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	High	977	97.9%
21	Heights Terrace El/MS	Hazleton, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	1,236	97.8%
22	Solomon/Plains MS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	758	97.8%
23	West Hazleton El/MS	West Hazleton, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	1,023	97.7%
24	Chester Street El Sch	Kingston, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Elementary	294	97.6%
25	G A R MS	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	1,101	96.8%
26	Wilkes-Barre Area HS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	High	2,569	96.1%
27	Dana El Ctr	Forty Fort, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Elementary	626	95.8%
28	State El Ctr	Larksville, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Elementary	1,376	95.4%
29	Hazleton Area HS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	High	4,071	95.4%
30	Freeland El/MS	Freeland, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	991	95.4%
31	Drums El/MS	Drums, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	842	95.1%
32	Valley El/MS	Sugarloaf, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	957	95.1%
33	Maple Manor El/MS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Middle	1,092	93.6%
34	Dodson El Sch	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	522	92.5%
35	Hazle Township Early Learning Center	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	633	86.1%
36	Hanover Area Memorial El Sch	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Middle	319	79.6%
37	Lyndwood El Sch	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	268	77.2%
38	Hanover Green El Sch	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	318	76.4%
39	Pittston Area MS	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	Middle	761	72.9%
40	GNA El Ctr	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	Elementary	513	72.7%
41	Lee Park El Sch	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	322	71.4%
42	East Berwick El Sch	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	Elementary	539	71.2%
43	Northwest Area Primary Sch	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	Elementary	215	61.9%
44	Pittston City Intrmd Ctr	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	Elementary	730	58.8%
45	Lake-Noxen El Sch	Harvey's Lake, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	Elementary	236	55.9%
46	Northwest Area Intermediate Sch	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	Elementary	260	55.0%
47	Pittston Area SHS	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	High	1,055	53.9%
48	Bear Creek Community CS	Bear Creek Township, PA	Bear Creek Community CS	Elementary	604	53.0%
49	Northwest Area HS	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	High	406	48.8%
50	Ross El Sch	Sweet Valley, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	Elementary	166	47.6%

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