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

26 public elementary schools in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Waverly School leads the list at 78.9%, against a median of 39.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
26
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Top % Proficient (Reading)
78.9%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
39.5%
BEST IN READING · LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1Waverly SchoolWaverly, PAAbington Heights SDElementary30778.9%▲ 1
2Jefferson Elementary SchoolLake Ariel, PANorth Pocono SDElementary23974.6%▼ 1
3Moscow Elementary SchoolMoscow, PANorth Pocono SDElementary58170.7%▲ 1
4Newton-Ransom Elementary SchoolClarks Summit, PAAbington Heights SDElementary19661.5%▼ 1
5South Abington SchoolChinchilla, PAAbington Heights SDElementary30157.9%no change
6North Pocono Intmd SchoolMoscow, PANorth Pocono SDElementary44556.9%▲ 2
7Lakeland Elementary School - Scott CampusScott Township, PALakeland School DistrictElementary43256.6%▲ 2
8Clarks Summit Elementary SchoolClarks Summit, PAAbington Heights SDElementary39956.3%▼ 1
9Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield CampusMayfield, PALakeland School DistrictElementary26850.6%▲ 4
10Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CSScranton, PAHoward Gardner Multiple Intelligence CSElementary38450.4%▼ 4
11Dunmore El CenterDunmore, PADunmore SDElementary82449.1%▼ 1
12Valley View Intrmd SchoolArchbald, PAValley View SDElementary54843.4%no change
13Frances Willard #32Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary34540.3%▼ 2
14Old Forge Elementary SchoolOld Forge, PAOld Forge SDElementary53238.7%▲ 1
15Robert Morris #27Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary20638.0%▲ 4
16Riverside Elementary School EastMoosic, PARiverside SDElementary45538.0%▼ 2
17Mid Valley El CenterThroop, PAMid Valley SDElementary1,02737.2%▼ 1
18William Prescott #38Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary20431.8%▲ 2
19John G Whittier #2Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary44230.3%▲ 3
20Neil Armstrong #40Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary44129.5%▲ 5
21Charles Sumner #18Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary25027.5%▼ 4
22John Adams #4Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary21425.8%▲ 1
23John F. Kennedy #7Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary30525.7%▼ 5
24Carbondale Elementary SchoolCarbondale, PACarbondale Area SDElementary75522.9%▼ 3
25Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolScranton, PAScranton SDElementary71019.0%▼ 1
26McNichols PlazaScranton, PAScranton SDElementary31716.8%no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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