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Enrollment
894
Middle
DISTRICT 837 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCRANTON SD·NCES 422109000612
Northeast Intrmd School
721 Adams Ave, Scranton, PA 18510 · (570) 348-3651 · Lackawanna County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL894 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
920 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 233 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 231 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 26% |
Student demographics
70%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Northeast Intrmd School→West Scranton High School
Based on grade levels within Scranton SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
19.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.6pp since 2023
Math
7.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.3% | 7.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 8.7% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Northeast Intrmd School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #453 of 479 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #481 of 513 ▼ 5 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #485 of 513 ▼ 39 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 894 | #76 of 522 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #51 of 486 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #18 of 486 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #46 of 510 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #94 of 131 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
894
+135 (+18%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 894 | 82.1 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 70.1 | 13.2:1 | 100% (920) |
| 2022-23 | 965 | 72.1 | 13.4:1 | 100% (963) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 100% (756) |
| 2017-18 | 864 | 63.5 | 13.6:1 | 75% (646) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 64 | 12.1:1 | 80% (618) |
| 2010-11 | 754 | 62 | 12.2:1 | 67% (502) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Intrmd School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (864 to 894); teachers up 29% (63.5 to 82.1).
About Northeast Intrmd School
Northeast Intrmd School is a large middle school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The latest federal count shows 894 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students, so this school is 51% larger than average.
Scranton SD (15 schools, 9,165 students) runs Northeast Intrmd School.
Northeast Intrmd School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Lackawanna County overall, about 10% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 10.9 students per teacher and 82.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Northeast Intrmd School a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Northeast Intrmd School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.4%, compared with a predicted 33.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Lackawanna County this way: the median household income is $66,223, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Northeast Intrmd School, Lackawanna County has 46 other public schools.
The closest public school to Northeast Intrmd School is John Adams #4, about 0.4 miles away. Northeast Intrmd School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Northeast Intrmd School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Northeast Intrmd School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Northeast Intrmd School climbed 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 759 to 894 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.
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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
- West Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- South Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- John G Whittier #2Elementary · 442 students
Other schools in Scranton
- Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- West Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- West Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- South Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- John G Whittier #2Elementary · 442 students
Nearby schools
- John Adams #40.4 mi · 214
- William Prescott #380.7 mi · 204
- Scranton High School0.8 mi · 1,815
- John G Whittier #21.1 mi · 442
- Charles Sumner #181.3 mi · 250
- Robert Morris #271.3 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Intrmd SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northeast Intrmd School?
Northeast Intrmd School enrolls approximately 894 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Northeast Intrmd School serve?
Northeast Intrmd School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast Intrmd School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeast Intrmd School is approximately 10.9:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northeast Intrmd School?
At Northeast Intrmd School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 43% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Northeast Intrmd School public or private?
Northeast Intrmd School 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.