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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

44 public schools in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Abington Heights HS leads the list at 87.5%, against a median of 47.7% 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

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.7%

BEST IN READING · LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Abington Heights HS	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	High	1,115	87.5%
2	Valley View HS	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	High	747	80.0%
3	Waverly Sch	Waverly, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	307	78.9%
4	Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,815	75.7%
5	Jefferson El Sch	Lake Ariel, PA	North Pocono SD	Elementary	239	74.6%
6	North Pocono HS	Covington Twp, PA	North Pocono SD	High	915	73.1%
7	Moscow El Sch	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	Elementary	581	70.7%
8	North Pocono MS	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	Middle	685	64.0%
9	Fell CS	Simpson, PA	Fell CS	Combined	111	63.3%
10	Newton-Ransom El School	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	196	61.5%
11	Abington Heights MS	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Middle	1,073	61.1%
12	South Abington Sch	Chinchilla, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	301	57.9%
13	North Pocono Intmd Sch	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	Elementary	445	56.9%
14	Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus	Scott Township, PA	Lakeland School District	Elementary	432	56.6%
15	Clarks Summit El Sch	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	399	56.3%
16	Lakeland JSHS	Scott Township, PA	Lakeland School District	High	623	52.4%
17	Valley View MS	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	Middle	565	51.4%
18	Riverside JSHS	Taylor, PA	Riverside SD	High	686	51.0%
19	Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield Campus	Mayfield, PA	Lakeland School District	Elementary	268	50.6%
20	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Scranton, PA	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Elementary	384	50.4%
21	Old Forge JSHS	Old Forge, PA	Old Forge SD	High	434	49.6%
22	Dunmore El Ctr	Dunmore, PA	Dunmore SD	Elementary	824	49.1%
23	West Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,404	46.3%
24	Valley View Intrmd Sch	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	Elementary	548	43.4%
25	Mid Valley Secondary Center	Throop, PA	Mid Valley SD	High	898	43.2%
26	Dunmore JSHS	Dunmore, PA	Dunmore SD	High	674	42.0%
27	Frances Willard #32	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	345	40.3%
28	Old Forge El Sch	Old Forge, PA	Old Forge SD	Elementary	532	38.7%
29	Robert Morris #27	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	206	38.0%
30	Riverside El Sch East	Moosic, PA	Riverside SD	Elementary	455	38.0%
31	Mid Valley El Ctr	Throop, PA	Mid Valley SD	Elementary	1,027	37.2%
32	West Scranton Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	820	35.3%
33	William Prescott #38	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	204	31.8%
34	John G Whittier #2	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	442	30.3%
35	Neil Armstrong #40	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	441	29.5%
36	Carbondale Area JSHS	Carbondale, PA	Carbondale Area SD	High	736	27.8%
37	Charles Sumner #18	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	250	27.5%
38	John Adams #4	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	214	25.8%
39	John F. Kennedy #7	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	305	25.7%
40	Carbondale El Sch	Carbondale, PA	Carbondale Area SD	Elementary	755	22.9%
41	Northeast Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	894	19.3%
42	Isaac Tripp El Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	710	19.0%
43	South Scranton Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	798	18.1%
44	McNichols Plaza	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	317	16.8%

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