The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Across Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 12 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Dallas SHS leads the list at 61.3%, against a median of 49.0% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas SHS | Dallas, PA | 61.3% | no change |
| 2 | Crestwood Secondary Campus | Mountain Top, PA | 56.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | Pittston Area SHS | Pittston, PA | 54.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 4 | Greater Nanticoke Area SHS | Nanticoke, PA | 51.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | Wyoming Valley West SHS | Plymouth, PA | 50.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Wilkes-Barre Area High School | Plains, PA | 50.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Hazleton Area High School | Hazle Township, PA | 47.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | Lake-Lehman JSHS | Lehman, PA | 43.9% | ▼ 5 |
| 9 | Wyoming Area Sec Center | Exeter, PA | 38.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Northwest Area High School | Shickshinny, PA | 36.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 11 | West Side Career & Technology Center | Kingston, PA | 31.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Hanover Area JSHS | Hanover Township, PA | 22.5% | ▼ 1 |
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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