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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 46 qualifying public schools. John Adams #4 leads the list at 22.0%, against a median of 5.6% 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 % Black

22.0%

Median % Black

5.6%

MOST BLACK · LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	John Adams #4	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	214	47	22.0%
2	Northeast Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	894	156	17.4%
3	John F. Kennedy #7	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	305	51	16.7%
4	Frances Willard #32	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	345	57	16.5%
5	Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	1,815	287	15.8%
6	Neil Armstrong #40	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	441	69	15.7%
7	West Scranton Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	820	124	15.1%
8	South Scranton Intrmd Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	798	117	14.7%
9	William Prescott #38	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	204	29	14.2%
10	West Scranton HS	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	1,404	198	14.1%
11	Isaac Tripp El Sch	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	710	99	13.9%
12	John G Whittier #2	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	442	56	12.7%
13	Charles Sumner #18	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	250	31	12.4%
14	Robert Morris #27	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	206	23	11.2%
15	Dunmore El Ctr	Dunmore, PA	Dunmore SD	824	89	10.8%
16	McNichols Plaza	Scranton, PA	Scranton SD	317	34	10.7%
17	Riverside El Sch West	Taylor, PA	Riverside SD	352	34	9.7%
18	Riverside JSHS	Taylor, PA	Riverside SD	686	56	8.2%
19	Fell CS	Simpson, PA	Fell CS	111	9	8.1%
20	Riverside El Sch East	Moosic, PA	Riverside SD	455	30	6.6%
21	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Scranton, PA	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	384	22	5.7%
22	Carbondale El Sch	Carbondale, PA	Carbondale Area SD	755	43	5.7%
23	Dunmore JSHS	Dunmore, PA	Dunmore SD	674	38	5.6%
24	Carbondale Area JSHS	Carbondale, PA	Carbondale Area SD	736	41	5.6%
25	Old Forge El Sch	Old Forge, PA	Old Forge SD	532	28	5.3%
26	Old Forge JSHS	Old Forge, PA	Old Forge SD	434	22	5.1%
27	Mid Valley El Ctr	Throop, PA	Mid Valley SD	1,027	51	5.0%
28	Valley View HS	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	747	33	4.4%
29	Mid Valley Secondary Center	Throop, PA	Mid Valley SD	898	35	3.9%
30	Valley View El Ctr	Peckville, PA	Valley View SD	522	20	3.8%
31	Valley View MS	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	565	17	3.0%
32	Valley View Intrmd Sch	Archbald, PA	Valley View SD	548	15	2.7%
33	Lakeland JSHS	Scott Township, PA	Lakeland School District	623	17	2.7%
34	Clarks Summit El Sch	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	399	9	2.3%
35	Abington Heights HS	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	1,115	25	2.2%
36	Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield Campus	Mayfield, PA	Lakeland School District	268	6	2.2%
37	Moscow El Sch	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	581	8	1.4%
38	Jefferson El Sch	Lake Ariel, PA	North Pocono SD	239	3	1.3%
39	North Pocono HS	Covington Twp, PA	North Pocono SD	915	11	1.2%
40	North Pocono MS	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	685	8	1.2%
41	North Pocono Intmd Sch	Moscow, PA	North Pocono SD	445	5	1.1%
42	South Abington Sch	Chinchilla, PA	Abington Heights SD	301	3	1.0%
43	Abington Heights MS	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	1,073	10	0.9%
44	Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus	Scott Township, PA	Lakeland School District	432	3	0.7%
45	Waverly Sch	Waverly, PA	Abington Heights SD	307	1	0.3%
46	Newton-Ransom El School	Clarks Summit, PA	Abington Heights SD	196	0	0.0%

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