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Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus
Located at 1333 Lakeland Dr, in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus is a medium-sized primary school that caters to 432 students (grades K through 6), operated by Lakeland School District.
Across the 3 schools in Lakeland School District (1,323 students total), Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus higher than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lackawanna County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.7%, the actual is 61.6%, a residual of +0.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lackawanna County indicate median household earnings sit near $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), Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Lakeland JSHS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.6%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 434 (now 432). The White share of enrollment shrank from 99% to 94% over that span.
On the community side, the feed for Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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