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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCRANTON SD·NCES 422109004858
John G Whittier #2
700 Orchard St, Scranton, PA 18505 · (570) 348-3690 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- B-Beats 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
13.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
452 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (79).
Student demographics
69%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
30.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
40.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 30.5% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 John G Whittier #2 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,101 of 1,396 | #19 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #989 of 1,511 ▲ 123 | #11 of 26 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #1,194 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #19 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #711 of 1,638 | #11 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #901 of 1,528 | #17 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #113 of 1,531 | #7 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #201 of 1,600 | #3 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #77 of 1,045 | #4 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
442
-123 (-22%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 442 | 32.9 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 32.9 | 13.8:1 | 100% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 33.9 | 13.3:1 | 100% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 99% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 38.4 | 17.5:1 | 64% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 35 | 19.7:1 | 76% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 65% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 10 | 25.4:1 | 50% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 15 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John G Whittier #2.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (672 to 442); teachers down 14% (38.4 to 32.9).
About John G Whittier #2
John G Whittier #2 is an elementary school in Scranton, Pennsylvania, reachable at (570) 348-3690. It teaches 442 students in kindergarten through 4.
Scranton SD is the district for John G Whittier #2. It has 15 schools and 9,165 students.
Hispanic students make up 48% of enrollment at John G Whittier #2, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 20% White, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 10% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Lackawanna County's population at about 10%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
There are about 13.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at John G Whittier #2, which has 32.9. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, John G Whittier #2 outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
John G Whittier #2's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.4%) and its predicted rate (33.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lackawanna County show that the median household earns about $66,223 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Lackawanna County, 47 public schools serve about 27,006 students.
Of the public schools around it, John G Whittier #2 is closest to McNichols Plaza, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.2% on proficiency, and John G Whittier #2 is above that at 36.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 442 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 565.
This page is set up for the John G Whittier #2 community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Scranton SD
- 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
Other schools in Scranton
- 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
- McNichols Plaza0.6 mi · 317
- South Scranton Intrmd School0.7 mi · 798
- William Prescott #381.0 mi · 204
- Northeast Intrmd School1.1 mi · 894
- Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS1.2 mi · 384
- John Adams #41.4 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About John G Whittier #2How large is John G Whittier #2?
John G Whittier #2 enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-04.
Is John G Whittier #2 an elementary, middle, or high school?
John G Whittier #2 is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at John G Whittier #2?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at John G Whittier #2.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John G Whittier #2?
At John G Whittier #2, the student body is approximately 20% White, 48% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is John G Whittier #2 public or private?
John G Whittier #2 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scranton SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.