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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 Center 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 CenterExeter, PAWyoming Area SDElementary121124%
2Arthur Street Elementary SchoolHazleton, PAHazleton Area SDElementary431105%
3Kennedy Early Childhood CenterNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SDElementary505101%
4Dr David W Kistler Elementary SchoolWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary961101%
5Daniel J Flood Elementary SchoolWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary616101%
6Heights/Murray Elementary SchoolWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary838101%
7Wyoming Area Primary CenterWyoming, PAWyoming Area SDElementary465100%
8Nescopeck Elementary SchoolNescopeck, PABerwick Area SDElementary151100%
9Wolfpack Early Learning AcademyWilkes-Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary101100%
10Solomon/Plains Elementary SchoolPlains, 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 Elementary SchoolKingston, PAWyoming Valley West SDElementary29497.6%
14Dana El CenterForty Fort, PAWyoming Valley West SDElementary62695.8%
15State El CenterLarksville, 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 Elementary SchoolWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SDElementary52292.5%
20Hazle Township Early Learning CenterHazle Township, PAHazleton Area SDElementary63386.1%
21Lyndwood Elementary SchoolHanover Township, PAHanover Area SDElementary26877.2%
22Hanover Green Elementary SchoolHanover Township, PAHanover Area SDElementary31876.4%
23GNA El CenterNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SDElementary51372.7%
24Lee Park Elementary SchoolHanover Township, PAHanover Area SDElementary32271.4%
25East Berwick Elementary SchoolBerwick, PABerwick Area SDElementary53971.2%
26Northwest Area Primary SchoolShickshinny, PANorthwest Area SDElementary21561.9%
27Pittston City Intrmd CenterPittston, PAPittston Area SDElementary73058.8%
28Lake-Noxen Elementary SchoolHarvey's Lake, PALake-Lehman SDElementary23655.9%
29Northwest Area Intermediate SchoolShickshinny, PANorthwest Area SDElementary26055.0%
30Bear Creek Community CSBear Creek Township, PABear Creek Community CSElementary60453.0%
31Ross Elementary SchoolSweet Valley, PALake-Lehman SDElementary16647.6%
32Wycallis Primary CenterDallas, PADallas SDElementary51237.5%
33Lehman-Jackson Elementary SchoolDallas, PALake-Lehman SDElementary41137.5%
34Dallas Intermediate SchoolDallas, PADallas SDElementary56130.7%
35Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary CenterPittston, PAPittston Area SDElementary70128.7%
36Fairview Elementary SchoolMountaintop, PACrestwood SDElementary61226.3%
37Rice Elementary SchoolMountain Top, PACrestwood SDElementary73522.4%
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