Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCRANTON SD·NCES 422109002474
Frances Willard #32
1100 Eynon St, Scranton, PA 18504 · (570) 348-3692 · Lackawanna County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
352 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
40.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.9pp since 2023
Math
40.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -11.0pp 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 down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 51.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Frances Willard #32 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #854 of 1,396 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #995 of 1,511 ▼ 267 | #12 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,010 of 1,511 ▼ 147 | #13 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #1,086 of 1,638 | #17 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,061 of 1,528 | #20 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #79 of 1,531 | #4 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #215 of 1,600 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.7% | #89 of 1,045 | #5 of 20 |
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
345
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 345 | 24.7 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 24.7 | 14.3:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 24.7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 64% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 76% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 57% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 48% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 28 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances Willard #32.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (513 to 345); teachers down 35% (38 to 24.7).
About Frances Willard #32
Among the schools in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is Frances Willard #32, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 345 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
Frances Willard #32 belongs to Scranton SD, a district of 15 schools and 9,165 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Frances Willard #32 is Hispanic (39%). Other students are 30% White, 17% Black, and 12% multiracial. That is higher than the 10% Hispanic share among all Lackawanna County residents. By the diversity index, Frances Willard #32 comes in at 71%.
Staffing totals 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. That ratio is over the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Frances Willard #32 is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 50.7%, is 16.9 points above the 33.9% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lackawanna County, median household income is about $66,223, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 47 public schools operate in Lackawanna County, serving about 27,006 students.
The nearest public school is West Scranton High School, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Frances Willard #32 ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 374 in 2020-21 and 345 in 2024-25, a decrease of 29 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.9:1 to 14.0:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Frances Willard #32. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
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- Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
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- South Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 798 students
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- Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- West Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Northeast Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- West Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- South Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
Nearby schools
- West Scranton High School0.2 mi · 1,404
- West Scranton Intrmd School0.3 mi · 820
- Charles Sumner #180.9 mi · 250
- South Scranton Intrmd School1.0 mi · 798
- Scranton High School1.2 mi · 1,815
- McNichols Plaza1.6 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Frances Willard #32How many students attend Frances Willard #32?
Frances Willard #32 enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Frances Willard #32 serve?
Frances Willard #32 serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Frances Willard #32?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Frances Willard #32.
How diverse is Frances Willard #32?
Frances Willard #32 reports a student body of 30% White, 39% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Frances Willard #32?
Frances Willard #32 is overseen by Scranton SD in Lackawanna County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.