Dana El Ctr

Located at 50 Dana Street, in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, Dana El Ctr is an average-sized elementary school that teaches 626 students (grades K through 5), run under Wyoming Valley West SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Dana El Ctr sits 41% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Wyoming Valley West SD, which oversees 6 schools and 4,894 students, Dana El Ctr is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Dana El Ctr reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Luzerne County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dana El Ctr reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 96% of students at Dana El Ctr qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Luzerne County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dana El Ctr sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 40.2%.

In the broader community, Luzerne County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,691, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Dana El Ctr is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students).

The closest other public school is West Side Career & Technology Center, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dana El Ctr at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.2%.

Dana El Ctr operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Dana El Ctr's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 579 (now 626). The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 62% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.