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

Across Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 37 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr leads the list at 124%, against a median of 92.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
37
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Top % FRL
124%
Median % FRL
92.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Wyoming Area Kindergarten CtrExeter, PAWyoming Area SDElementary121124%
2Arthur Street El SchHazleton, PAHazleton Area SDElementary431105%
3Kennedy Early Childhood CenterNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SDElementary505101%
4Dr David W Kistler El SchWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary961101%
5Daniel J Flood El SchWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary616101%
6Heights/Murray El SchWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary838101%
7Wyoming Area Primary CtrWyoming, PAWyoming Area SDElementary465100%
8Nescopeck El SchNescopeck, PABerwick Area SDElementary151100%
9Wolfpack Early Learning AcademyWilkes-Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary101100%
10Solomon/Plains El SchPlains, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary71898.6%
11Heights Terrace El/MSHazleton, PAHazleton Area SDElementary1,23697.8%
12West Hazleton El/MSWest Hazleton, PAHazleton Area SDElementary1,02397.7%
13Chester Street El SchKingston, PAWyoming Valley West SDElementary29497.6%
14Dana El CtrForty Fort, PAWyoming Valley West SDElementary62695.8%
15State El CtrLarksville, PAWyoming Valley West SDElementary1,37695.4%
16Freeland El/MSFreeland, PAHazleton Area SDElementary99195.4%
17Drums El/MSDrums, PAHazleton Area SDElementary84295.1%
18Valley El/MSSugarloaf, PAHazleton Area SDElementary95795.1%
19Dodson El SchWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary52292.5%
20Hazle Township Early Learning CenterHazle Township, PAHazleton Area SDElementary63386.1%
21Lyndwood El SchHanover Township, PAHanover Area SDElementary26877.2%
22Hanover Green El SchHanover Township, PAHanover Area SDElementary31876.4%
23GNA El CtrNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SDElementary51372.7%
24Lee Park El SchHanover Township, PAHanover Area SDElementary32271.4%
25East Berwick El SchBerwick, PABerwick Area SDElementary53971.2%
26Northwest Area Primary SchShickshinny, PANorthwest Area SDElementary21561.9%
27Pittston City Intrmd CtrPittston, PAPittston Area SDElementary73058.8%
28Lake-Noxen El SchHarvey's Lake, PALake-Lehman SDElementary23655.9%
29Northwest Area Intermediate SchShickshinny, PANorthwest Area SDElementary26055.0%
30Bear Creek Community CSBear Creek Township, PABear Creek Community CSElementary60453.0%
31Ross El SchSweet Valley, PALake-Lehman SDElementary16647.6%
32Wycallis Primary CenterDallas, PADallas SDElementary51237.5%
33Lehman-Jackson El SchDallas, PALake-Lehman SDElementary41137.5%
34Dallas Intermediate SchDallas, PADallas SDElementary56130.7%
35Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary CtrPittston, PAPittston Area SDElementary70128.7%
36Fairview El SchMountaintop, PACrestwood SDElementary61226.3%
37Rice El SchMountain Top, PACrestwood SDElementary73522.4%
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