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

Across Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, 42 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Newton-Ransom El School leads the list at 91.1%, against a median of 68.3% 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 (Science)

91.1%

Median % Proficient (Science)

68.3%

BEST IN SCIENCE · LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Newton-Ransom El School	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	196	91.1%
2	North Pocono Intmd Sch	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	Elementary	445	90.4%
3	Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus	Scott Township, PA	Lakeland School District	Elementary	432	89.0%
4	Waverly Sch	Waverly, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	307	88.7%
5	South Abington Sch	Chinchilla, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	301	86.6%
6	Old Forge El Sch	Old Forge, PA	Old Forge SD	Elementary	532	85.7%
7	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Scranton, PA	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Elementary	384	85.3%
8	Clarks Summit El Sch	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Elementary	399	82.2%
9	Dunmore El Ctr	Dunmore, PA	Dunmore SD	Elementary	824	80.4%
10	Frances Willard #32	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	345	78.8%
11	Robert Morris #27	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	206	78.8%
12	Fell CS	Simpson, PA	Fell CS	Combined	111	78.6%
13	Riverside El Sch East	Moosic, PA	Riverside SD	Elementary	455	78.2%
14	Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield Campus	Mayfield, PA	Lakeland School District	Elementary	268	77.1%
15	Valley View Intrmd Sch	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	Elementary	548	77.0%
16	William Prescott #38	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	204	76.3%
17	Abington Heights HS	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	High	1,115	76.0%
18	Neil Armstrong #40	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	441	75.8%
19	Abington Heights MS	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	Middle	1,073	75.4%
20	Mid Valley El Ctr	Throop, PA	Mid Valley SD	Elementary	1,027	75.0%
21	Lakeland JSHS	Scott Township, PA	Lakeland School District	High	623	68.3%
22	Valley View HS	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	High	747	68.3%
23	North Pocono HS	Covington Twp, PA	North Pocono SD	High	915	67.5%
24	Charles Sumner #18	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	250	66.7%
25	North Pocono MS	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	Middle	685	66.4%
26	Old Forge JSHS	Old Forge, PA	Old Forge SD	High	434	64.3%
27	Carbondale El Sch	Carbondale, PA	Carbondale Area SD	Elementary	755	61.0%
28	Mid Valley Secondary Center	Throop, PA	Mid Valley SD	High	898	60.4%
29	McNichols Plaza	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	317	56.3%
30	Isaac Tripp El Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	710	55.8%
31	Riverside JSHS	Taylor, PA	Riverside SD	High	686	55.7%
32	John G Whittier #2	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	442	49.4%
33	John F. Kennedy #7	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	305	47.1%
34	Valley View MS	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	Middle	565	45.8%
35	Dunmore JSHS	Dunmore, PA	Dunmore SD	High	674	41.2%
36	John Adams #4	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Elementary	214	38.5%
37	South Scranton Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	798	31.0%
38	Northeast Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	894	30.0%
39	Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,815	27.9%
40	West Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	High	1,404	26.8%
41	West Scranton Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	Middle	820	24.7%
42	Carbondale Area JSHS	Carbondale, PA	Carbondale Area SD	High	736	23.7%

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