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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Across Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 60 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Rice El Sch leads the list at 22.4%, against a median of 95.2% 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

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Best % FRL

22.4%

Median % FRL

95.2%

LOWEST POVERTY · LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Rice El Sch	Mountain Top, PA	Crestwood SD	Elementary	735	22.4%
2	Fairview El Sch	Mountaintop, PA	Crestwood SD	Elementary	612	26.3%
3	Crestwood Secondary Campus	Mountain Top, PA	Crestwood SD	High	1,379	26.8%
4	Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	Elementary	701	28.7%
5	Dallas SHS	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	High	745	28.9%
6	Dallas Intermediate Sch	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	Elementary	561	30.7%
7	Dallas MS	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	Middle	589	36.2%
8	Lake-Lehman JSHS	Lehman, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	High	745	37.4%
9	Lehman-Jackson El Sch	Dallas, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	Elementary	411	37.5%
10	Wycallis Primary Center	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	Elementary	512	37.5%
11	Ross El Sch	Sweet Valley, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	Elementary	166	47.6%
12	Northwest Area HS	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	High	406	48.8%
13	Bear Creek Community CS	Bear Creek Township, PA	Bear Creek Community CS	Elementary	604	53.0%
14	Pittston Area SHS	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	High	1,055	53.9%
15	Northwest Area Intermediate Sch	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	Elementary	260	55.0%
16	Lake-Noxen El Sch	Harvey's Lake, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	Elementary	236	55.9%
17	Pittston City Intrmd Ctr	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	Elementary	730	58.8%
18	Northwest Area Primary Sch	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	Elementary	215	61.9%
19	East Berwick El Sch	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	Elementary	539	71.2%
20	Lee Park El Sch	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	322	71.4%
21	GNA El Ctr	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	Elementary	513	72.7%
22	Pittston Area MS	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	Middle	761	72.9%
23	Hanover Green El Sch	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	318	76.4%
24	Lyndwood El Sch	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	268	77.2%
25	Hanover Area Memorial El Sch	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Middle	319	79.6%
26	Hazle Township Early Learning Center	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	633	86.1%
27	Dodson El Sch	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	522	92.5%
28	Maple Manor El/MS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Middle	1,092	93.6%
29	Valley El/MS	Sugarloaf, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	957	95.1%
30	Drums El/MS	Drums, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	842	95.1%
31	Freeland El/MS	Freeland, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	991	95.4%
32	Hazleton Area HS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	High	4,071	95.4%
33	State El Ctr	Larksville, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Elementary	1,376	95.4%
34	Dana El Ctr	Forty Fort, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Elementary	626	95.8%
35	Wilkes-Barre Area HS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	High	2,569	96.1%
36	G A R MS	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	1,101	96.8%
37	Chester Street El Sch	Kingston, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Elementary	294	97.6%
38	West Hazleton El/MS	West Hazleton, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	1,023	97.7%
39	Solomon/Plains MS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	758	97.8%
40	Heights Terrace El/MS	Hazleton, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Elementary	1,236	97.8%
41	Hanover Area JSHS	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	High	977	97.9%
42	Solomon/Plains El Sch	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	718	98.6%
43	Hazleton El/MS	Hazleton, PA	Hazleton Area SD	Middle	895	99.4%
44	Wyoming Valley West MS	Kingston, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Middle	1,139	99.5%
45	Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	Middle	533	99.6%
46	Nescopeck El Sch	Nescopeck, PA	Berwick Area SD	Elementary	151	100%
47	Wolfpack Early Learning Academy	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	101	100%
48	Wyoming Area Primary Ctr	Wyoming, PA	Wyoming Area SD	Elementary	465	100%
49	Heights/Murray El Sch	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	838	101%
50	Daniel J Flood El Sch	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	616	101%

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