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What's something Lackawanna Trail JSHS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
427
High
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LACKAWANNA TRAIL SD·NCES 421299004528
Lackawanna Trail JSHS
Tunnel Hill Rd. R.D.1, Factoryville, PA 18419 · (570) 945-5181 · Wyoming County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
213 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 19% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lackawanna Trail SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.8pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 38.4% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Schools most like Lackawanna Trail JSHS
Lackawanna Trail JSHS's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna Trail JSHS this school | 427 | 49.9% | 53.1% |
| Northwest Area High School Shickshinny | 406 | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| Maplewood JSHS Guys Mills | 431 | 48.0% | 34.8% |
| Cambria Heights SHS Patton | 419 | 51.8% | 62.2% |
| Homer-Center JSHS Homer City | 392 | 50.5% | 61.7% |
| Seneca High School Erie | 383 | 51.2% | 71.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lackawanna Trail JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #251 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #358 of 626 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #370 of 626 ▼ 188 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #463 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #39 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #568 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #354 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #202 of 373 |
Ranked against other public high 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
427
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 427 | 41.2 | 10.4:1 | 50% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 42.2 | 10.1:1 | 50% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 40.2 | 10.8:1 | 38% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 37% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 37.2 | 12.7:1 | 40% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 41 | 11.7:1 | 40% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 47 | 11.7:1 | 32% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 28% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 45 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lackawanna Trail JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (470 to 427); teachers up 11% (37.2 to 41.2).
About Lackawanna Trail JSHS
Located in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna Trail JSHS is a low-enrollment high school. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 427 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
Lackawanna Trail JSHS falls under Lackawanna Trail SD, which has 2 schools enrolling 932 students.
White students are the large majority at Lackawanna Trail JSHS, with 96% of enrollment. The White share in Wyoming County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Lackawanna Trail JSHS has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. Eligible students account for 50% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The rate at public schools in Wyoming County averages 73%, higher than here.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Lackawanna Trail JSHS receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lackawanna Trail JSHS's results are 3.1 points below predicted: 53.1% against 56.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wyoming County show that median household income is about $72,460, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Lackawanna Trail JSHS is one of 6 public schools in Wyoming County, which together enroll about 2,913 students.
The next-closest public school is Lackawanna Trail El Center, about 1.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Lackawanna Trail JSHS ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 53.1% versus a 56.2% average.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 468 in 2020-21 and 427 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.7:1 in 2020-21 to 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Wyoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,967
Census ACS
Median income
$72,460
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,913 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lackawanna Trail SD
- Lackawanna Trail El CenterElementary · 505 students
Other schools in Factoryville
- Lackawanna Trail El CenterElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Lackawanna Trail El Center1.9 mi · 505
- Waverly School6.8 mi · 307
- Tunkhannock Area Primary Center7.3 mi · 416
- Abington Heights High School8.0 mi · 1,115
- Tunkhannock STEM Academy8.0 mi · 137
- Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center8.0 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Lackawanna Trail JSHSHow large is Lackawanna Trail JSHS?
Lackawanna Trail JSHS enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 07-12.
Is Lackawanna Trail JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lackawanna Trail JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Lackawanna Trail JSHS have?
Lackawanna Trail JSHS employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
How diverse is Lackawanna Trail JSHS?
Lackawanna Trail JSHS reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lackawanna Trail JSHS public or private?
Lackawanna Trail JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lackawanna Trail SD.
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