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How has Dallas Intermediate Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
561
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS SD·NCES 420720002868
Dallas Intermediate School
2000 Conyngham Avenue, Dallas, PA 18612 · (570) 674-7271 · Luzerne County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
172 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 194 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 192 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 175 | 31% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dallas SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.3pp since 2023
Math
71.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 68.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dallas Intermediate School
Dallas Intermediate School's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Intermediate School this school | 561 | 30.7% | 70.4% |
| Gilbertsville Elementary School Gilbertsville | 517 | 31.3% | 59.3% |
| Southern Elementary School Glen Rock | 527 | 32.6% | 64.7% |
| North East Elementary School North East | 589 | 29.9% | 70.7% |
| North Coventry Elementary School Pottstown | 532 | 32.9% | 70.0% |
| Highcliff Elementary School Pittsburgh | 519 | 31.6% | 68.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dallas Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #286 of 1,396 | #1 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #247 of 1,511 ▲ 34 | #1 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #447 of 1,511 ▼ 180 | #3 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #348 of 1,638 | #18 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,375 of 1,528 | #16 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #1,083 of 1,531 | #24 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #1,316 of 1,600 | #34 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #420 of 450 | #18 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
561
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 561 | 35.5 | 15.8:1 | 31% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 34.5 | 15.5:1 | 32% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 36.2 | 15.1:1 | 26% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 30% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 20% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 20% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 10% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 32 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallas Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (557 to 561); teachers up 11% (32 to 35.5).
About Dallas Intermediate School
Dallas Intermediate School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 561 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 27% higher.
A total of 4 schools make up Dallas SD, with 2,407 students enrolled.
Most students at Dallas Intermediate School are White: 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 76% White. Dallas Intermediate School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dallas Intermediate School counts 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.8 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Luzerne County, the average is 85%.
allk12 grades Dallas Intermediate School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dallas Intermediate School is 5.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 70.4% actual, 64.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Census Bureau estimates for Luzerne County show that median household income is about $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas Intermediate School is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County, which together enroll about 45,209 students.
The closest public school to Dallas Intermediate School is Wycallis Primary Center, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Dallas Intermediate School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 574 in 2020-21 to 561 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students.
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Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dallas SD
- Dallas SHSHigh · 745 students
- Dallas Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Wycallis Primary CenterElementary · 512 students
Other schools in Dallas
- Dallas SHSHigh · 745 students
- Dallas Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Wycallis Primary CenterElementary · 512 students
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Wycallis Primary Center0.1 mi · 512
- Dallas Middle School0.2 mi · 589
- Dallas SHS0.5 mi · 745
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary School4.1 mi · 411
- Lake-Lehman JSHS4.4 mi · 745
- West Side Career & Technology Center5.4 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Dallas Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Dallas Intermediate School?
Dallas Intermediate School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Dallas Intermediate School serve?
Dallas Intermediate School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dallas Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dallas Intermediate School is approximately 15.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dallas Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Dallas Intermediate School are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dallas Intermediate School?
Dallas Intermediate School is overseen by Dallas SD in Luzerne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.