Pittston City Intrmd Ctr

Pittston City Intrmd Ctr, a roomy primary school in Pittston, Pennsylvania, overseen by Pittston Area SD, serves 730 students, covering grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 65% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Pittston Area SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,247 students; Pittston City Intrmd Ctr is among them.

Looking at the student body, Pittston City Intrmd Ctr reports that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Pittston City Intrmd Ctr higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Luzerne County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Pittston City Intrmd Ctr performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 51.3%, a residual of -1.1 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Luzerne County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,691, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Pittston City Intrmd Ctr is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pittston Area MS, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pittston City Intrmd Ctr at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

Pittston City Intrmd Ctr operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Pittston City Intrmd Ctr's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 752 (now 730). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 84% to 70%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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