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What's one thing Dallas SHS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
745
High
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS SD·NCES 420720002869
Dallas SHS
2030 Conyngham Avenue, Dallas, PA 18612 · (570) 674-7230 · Luzerne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
215 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 202 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 186 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 174 | 23% |
Student demographics
18%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
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
61.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.5pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.8% | 61.5% |
% 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 SHS
Dallas SHS's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas SHS this school | 745 | 28.9% | 62.7% |
| Kennard-Dale High School Fawn Grove | 755 | 28.6% | 63.6% |
| Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg | 601 | 29.0% | 68.2% |
| Beaver Area SHS Beaver | 650 | 27.8% | 67.2% |
| Bellefonte Area High School Bellefonte | 850 | 30.2% | 56.0% |
| Susquehannock High School Glen Rock | 857 | 27.9% | 64.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #132 of 576 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #231 of 626 ▼ 150 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #282 of 626 ▼ 183 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #253 of 713 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #310 of 601 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #402 of 604 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #541 of 619 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #113 of 373 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
745
-51 (-6%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 745 | 53.2 | 14.0:1 | 29% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 54.5 | 14.0:1 | 28% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 55.5 | 13.7:1 | 24% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 24% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 53.4 | 16.3:1 | 20% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 20% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 56 | 15.4:1 | 14% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 48 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallas SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (868 to 745); teachers unchanged (53.4 to 53.2).
About Dallas SHS
Dallas SHS is the name of a mid-sized high school in Dallas, Pennsylvania. In all, 745 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
The Dallas SD system has 4 schools and 2,407 students.
At Dallas SHS, 90% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Luzerne County is roughly 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dallas SHS scores 18%.
The school lists 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 29% of the student body. On average, public schools in Luzerne County report 85%.
Dallas SHS holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Dallas SHS's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.7% is 2.5 points below the 65.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Luzerne County show that median household income comes to about $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 65, with about 45,209 students.
Dallas Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Dallas SHS, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Dallas SHS ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Dallas SHS the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Dallas SHS enrolled 796 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 745. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.0:1 to 14.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to Dallas SHS can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Dallas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Wycallis Primary CenterElementary · 512 students
Other schools in Dallas
- Dallas Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Dallas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Wycallis Primary CenterElementary · 512 students
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Dallas Middle School0.2 mi · 589
- Wycallis Primary Center0.3 mi · 512
- Dallas Intermediate School0.5 mi · 561
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary School4.1 mi · 411
- Lake-Lehman JSHS4.4 mi · 745
- West Side Career & Technology Center4.9 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Dallas SHSHow many students attend Dallas SHS?
Dallas SHS enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dallas SHS serve?
Dallas SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Dallas SHS?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Dallas SHS.
How diverse is Dallas SHS?
Dallas SHS reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dallas SHS?
Dallas SHS is overseen by Dallas SD in Luzerne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.