Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS

As an average-sized primary school in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS teaches 384 students from grades K through 8, run under Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS.

Operationally, Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS answers to Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS records that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 6% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lackawanna County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Lackawanna County's rate of about 72%.

After controlling for student poverty, Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.3%; this one delivers 48.4%.

Around the school, census data for Lackawanna County shows median household income runs about $66,223, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Lackawanna County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students), Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is McNichols Plaza, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. As a public charter, Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS's enrollment has ticked up 49% since 2018, when it stood at 258 (now 384). White enrollment moved from 91% to 79% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.