allk12 · Rankings · Lowest poverty · Pennsylvania · Luzerne County

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 Elementary School 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 Elementary School	Mountain Top, PA	Crestwood SD	Elementary	735	22.4%
2	Fairview Elementary School	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 Center	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	Elementary	701	28.7%
5	Dallas SHS	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	High	745	28.9%
6	Dallas Intermediate School	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	Elementary	561	30.7%
7	Dallas Middle School	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	Middle	589	36.2%
8	Lake-Lehman JSHS	Lehman, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	High	745	37.4%
9	Lehman-Jackson Elementary School	Dallas, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	Elementary	411	37.5%
10	Wycallis Primary Center	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	Elementary	512	37.5%
11	Ross Elementary School	Sweet Valley, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	Elementary	166	47.6%
12	Northwest Area High School	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 School	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	Elementary	260	55.0%
16	Lake-Noxen Elementary School	Harvey's Lake, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	Elementary	236	55.9%
17	Pittston City Intrmd Center	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	Elementary	730	58.8%
18	Northwest Area Primary School	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	Elementary	215	61.9%
19	East Berwick Elementary School	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	Elementary	539	71.2%
20	Lee Park Elementary School	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	322	71.4%
21	GNA El Center	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	Elementary	513	72.7%
22	Pittston Area Middle School	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	Middle	761	72.9%
23	Hanover Green Elementary School	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	318	76.4%
24	Lyndwood Elementary School	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	Elementary	268	77.2%
25	Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School	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 Elementary School	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 High School	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	High	4,071	95.4%
33	State El Center	Larksville, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Elementary	1,376	95.4%
34	Dana El Center	Forty Fort, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Elementary	626	95.8%
35	Wilkes-Barre Area High School	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	High	2,569	96.1%
36	G A R Middle School	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Middle	1,101	96.8%
37	Chester Street Elementary School	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 Middle School	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 Elementary School	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 Middle School	Kingston, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	Middle	1,139	99.5%
45	Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Center	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	Middle	533	99.6%
46	Nescopeck Elementary School	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 Center	Wyoming, PA	Wyoming Area SD	Elementary	465	100%
49	Heights/Murray Elementary School	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	838	101%
50	Daniel J Flood Elementary School	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	Elementary	616	101%

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