Wyoming Area Primary Ctr

Located at 55 Tenth Street, in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Area Primary Ctr is a reasonably sized elementary school that caters to 465 students (grades 1 through 3), part of Wyoming Area SD.

Within Wyoming Area SD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,959 students, Wyoming Area Primary Ctr is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Wyoming Area Primary Ctr lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Wyoming Area Primary Ctr reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Luzerne County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wyoming Area Primary Ctr sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.5%; actual is 55.8%, +21.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Luzerne County reports that median household income runs about $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Wyoming Area Primary Ctr is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students).

Wyoming Area Kindergarten Ctr is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wyoming Area Primary Ctr. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wyoming Area Primary Ctr ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 476 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 87% to 75% over that span.

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