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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES-BARRE AREA SD·NCES 422630005152
Daniel J Flood Elementary School
565 N Washington St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18705 · (570) 826-7245 · Luzerne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest 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
16.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
620 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
40.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 32.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Daniel J Flood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #1,058 of 1,396 | #15 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #999 of 1,511 ▲ 96 | #13 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,019 of 1,511 ▲ 200 | #16 of 27 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #236 of 1,638 | #15 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,449 of 1,528 | #23 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #349 of 1,531 | #7 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #272 of 1,600 | #5 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #733 of 1,045 | #6 of 13 |
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
616
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 616 | 36.7 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 38.1 | 16.3:1 | 100% (620) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 34.2 | 17.3:1 | 100% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 100% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 40.1 | 16.8:1 | 100% (670) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 100% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 86% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 54% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 29 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel J Flood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (671 to 616); teachers down 8% (40.1 to 36.7).
About Daniel J Flood Elementary School
Daniel J Flood Elementary School is an elementary school located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 616 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 39% larger than that.
Daniel J Flood Elementary School is among 10 schools run by Wilkes-Barre Area SD, which serves 8,277 students.
Hispanic students account for 60% of enrollment at Daniel J Flood Elementary School. Other groups include 17% White, 15% Black, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 17% Hispanic. Daniel J Flood Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1 at Daniel J Flood Elementary School, with 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure.
The allk12 Grade for Daniel J Flood Elementary School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.5% for Daniel J Flood Elementary School. The school posts 40.4%, 6.0 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Luzerne County show that median household income is 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%. Daniel J Flood Elementary School is among the 65 public schools in Luzerne County.
The nearest other public school, Dodson Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Daniel J Flood Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Daniel J Flood Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Daniel J Flood Elementary School saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Wilkes-Barre Area SD
- Wilkes-Barre Area High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- G A R Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,101 students
- Dr David W Kistler Elementary SchoolElementary · 961 students
- Heights/Murray Elementary SchoolElementary · 838 students
- Solomon/Plains Middle SchoolMiddle · 758 students
- Solomon/Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
Other schools in Wilkes Barre
- Dr David W Kistler Elementary SchoolElementary · 961 students
- Heights/Murray Elementary SchoolElementary · 838 students
- Dodson Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Dodson Elementary School0.5 mi · 522
- Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy0.9 mi · 93
- Wilkes-Barre Area High School0.9 mi · 2,569
- Heights/Murray Elementary School1.1 mi · 838
- Third Avenue Elementary School1.2 mi · 97
- Wyoming Valley West Middle School1.5 mi · 1,139
Frequently asked questions
About Daniel J Flood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Daniel J Flood Elementary School?
Daniel J Flood Elementary School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Daniel J Flood Elementary School serve?
Daniel J Flood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daniel J Flood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daniel J Flood Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Daniel J Flood Elementary School?
Daniel J Flood Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 60% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Daniel J Flood Elementary School public or private?
Daniel J Flood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilkes-Barre Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.