John Adams #4

Located at 927 Capouse Ave, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, John Adams #4 is an intimate primary school that instructs 214 students (grades K through 4), part of Scranton SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so John Adams #4 sits 52% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 15 schools in Scranton SD (9,165 students total), John Adams #4 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, John Adams #4 records that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Black, 21% White, 11% multiracial, 10% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Lackawanna County's rate of about 72%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John Adams #4 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lackawanna County put median household earnings sit near $66,223, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lackawanna County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students), John Adams #4 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Northeast Intrmd Sch, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Adams #4. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Adams #4 at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 39%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 214 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 19% to 10%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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