Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy

Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy operates as a micro-enrollment secondary school in Plains, Pennsylvania, part of Wilkes-Barre Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 93 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 87% smaller than typical.

Wilkes-Barre Area SD comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 8,277 students; Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. Compared to Luzerne County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 29.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.9%; actual is 96.3%, +57.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, Luzerne County reports that median household income runs about $63,691, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Luzerne County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students), of which Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy is one.

Wilkes-Barre Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

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