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The public schools with the most Black students in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the public schools with the most Black students in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 60 qualifying public schools. Wilkes-Barre Area High School leads the list at 381, against a median of 33 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
60
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Top Black students
381
Median Black students
33
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Wilkes-Barre Area High SchoolPlains, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD2,56914.8%381
2State El CenterLarksville, PAWyoming Valley West SD1,37617.9%246
3G A R Middle SchoolWilkes-Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD1,10119.7%217
4Wyoming Valley West SHSPlymouth, PAWyoming Valley West SD1,36214.3%195
5Wyoming Valley West Middle SchoolKingston, PAWyoming Valley West SD1,13914.6%166
6Dr David W Kistler Elementary SchoolWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD96115.9%153
7Heights/Murray Elementary SchoolWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD83818.0%151
8Hanover Area JSHSHanover Township, PAHanover Area SD97713.9%136
9Daniel J Flood Elementary SchoolWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD61615.4%95
10Dodson Elementary SchoolWilkes Barre, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD52214.9%78
11Solomon/Plains Middle SchoolPlains, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD7589.5%72
12Hazleton Area High SchoolHazle Township, PAHazleton Area SD4,0711.6%63
13Solomon/Plains Elementary SchoolPlains, PAWilkes-Barre Area SD7188.2%59
14Greater Nanticoke Area Ed CenterNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SD53310.9%58
15Hanover Area Memorial Elementary SchoolHanover Township, PAHanover Area SD31917.9%57
16Greater Nanticoke Area SHSNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SD6987.7%54
17Pittston City Intrmd CenterPittston, PAPittston Area SD7307.3%53
18Lee Park Elementary SchoolHanover Township, PAHanover Area SD32216.1%52
19Hanover Green Elementary SchoolHanover Township, PAHanover Area SD31816.0%51
20Pittston Area SHSPittston, PAPittston Area SD1,0554.8%51
21Kennedy Early Childhood CenterNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SD5059.1%46
22Pittston Area Middle SchoolPittston, PAPittston Area SD7615.8%44
23West Side Career & Technology CenterKingston, PAWest Side Career & Technology Center43710.1%44
24Chester Street Elementary SchoolKingston, PAWyoming Valley West SD29415.0%44
25GNA El CenterNanticoke, PAGreater Nanticoke Area SD5138.4%43
26Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary CenterPittston, PAPittston Area SD7016.1%43
27Lyndwood Elementary SchoolHanover Township, PAHanover Area SD26814.9%40
28Bear Creek Community CSBear Creek Township, PABear Creek Community CS6046.5%39
29Dana El CenterForty Fort, PAWyoming Valley West SD6265.9%37
30Wyoming Area Sec CenterExeter, PAWyoming Area SD9293.9%36
31Berwick Area Middle SchoolBerwick, PABerwick Area SD8373.6%30
32Crestwood Secondary CampusMountain Top, PACrestwood SD1,3792.0%28
33Drums El/MSDrums, PAHazleton Area SD8423.1%26
34Wyoming Area Primary CenterWyoming, PAWyoming Area SD4655.4%25
35Freeland El/MSFreeland, PAHazleton Area SD9912.4%24
36Northeast Secure Treatment UnitPittston Township, PANortheast Secure Treatment Unit3762.2%23
37West Hazleton El/MSWest Hazleton, PAHazleton Area SD1,0232.1%22
38Wyoming Area Intermediate CenterWest Pittston, PAWyoming Area SD4444.7%21
39Third Avenue Elementary SchoolKingston, PAWyoming Valley West SD9720.6%20
40Fairview Elementary SchoolMountaintop, PACrestwood SD6122.6%16
41Dallas Intermediate SchoolDallas, PADallas SD5612.5%14
42Maple Manor El/MSHazle Township, PAHazleton Area SD1,0921.3%14
43Wycallis Primary CenterDallas, PADallas SD5122.5%13
44Hazleton El/MSHazleton, PAHazleton Area SD8951.4%13
45Valley El/MSSugarloaf, PAHazleton Area SD9571.4%13
46Heights Terrace El/MSHazleton, PAHazleton Area SD1,2361.0%12
47East Berwick Elementary SchoolBerwick, PABerwick Area SD5392.0%11
48Dallas Middle SchoolDallas, PADallas SD5891.7%10
49Rice Elementary SchoolMountain Top, PACrestwood SD7351.2%9
50Ross Elementary SchoolSweet Valley, PALake-Lehman SD1664.2%7
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