State El Ctr

State El Ctr, a heavily attended K-5 school in Larksville, Pennsylvania, operated by Wyoming Valley West SD, teaches 1,376 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 211% larger than the state mean of about 443.

State El Ctr is one of 6 schools operated by Wyoming Valley West SD, a district that educates 4,894 students overall.

Looking at the student body, State El Ctr lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 18% Black, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Luzerne County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting State El Ctr higher than the state norm the norm. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Luzerne County (around 85%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, State El Ctr performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.7%, the actual is 26.7%, a residual of -10.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Luzerne County) logs that 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%. State El Ctr is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students).

The closest other public school is Wyoming Valley West SHS, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, State El Ctr comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. State El Ctr's enrollment has rose 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,138 (now 1,376). The White share of enrollment contracted from 64% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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