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What's one thing Wyoming Valley West MS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,139
Middle
DISTRICT 816 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYOMING VALLEY WEST SD·NCES 422595006986
Wyoming Valley West Middle School
201 Chester Street, Kingston, PA 18704 · (570) 287-2131 · Luzerne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,139 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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
15.5:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,133 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 6 | 368 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 406 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 365 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Wyoming Valley West Middle School→Wyoming Valley West SHS
Based on grade levels within Wyoming Valley West SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
7.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.3% | 7.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 10.3% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Wyoming Valley West Middle School
Wyoming Valley West Middle School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Valley West Middle School this school | 1,139 | 99.5% | 22.3% |
| Swiftwater Interm School Swiftwater | 737 | 99.6% | 47.4% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Levittown | 754 | 100.0% | 26.6% |
| Neil A Armstrong Middle School Fairless Hills | 668 | 99.3% | 25.5% |
| Pottsgrove Middle School Pottstown | 678 | 99.6% | 41.3% |
| Easton Area Middle School Easton | 1,879 | 99.8% | 31.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wyoming Valley West Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #443 of 479 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #482 of 513 ▼ 14 | #10 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #461 of 513 ▼ 24 | #9 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,139 | #25 of 522 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #430 of 486 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #45 of 486 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #85 of 510 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #80 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
1,139
-25 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,261
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,139 | 73.7 | 15.5:1 | 99% (1,133) |
| 2023-24 | 1,141 | 74.2 | 15.4:1 | 99% (1,133) |
| 2022-23 | 1,191 | 76.5 | 15.6:1 | 100% (1,191) |
| 2020-21 | 1,164 | 77 | 15.1:1 | 99% (1,158) |
| 2017-18 | 1,075 | 75 | 14.3:1 | 65% (704) |
| 2015-16 | 1,119 | 76 | 14.7:1 | 64% (711) |
| 2010-11 | 1,211 | 72 | 16.8:1 | 59% (718) |
| 2000-01 | 1,347 | 78 | 17.3:1 | 35% (471) |
| 1990-91 | 1,261 | 80 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wyoming Valley West Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,075 to 1,139); teachers down 2% (75 to 73.7).
About Wyoming Valley West Middle School
Wyoming Valley West Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in Kingston, Pennsylvania. It has an enrollment of 1,139 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 594, and this school is 92% bigger than that mark.
Wyoming Valley West Middle School is one of the 6 schools that make up Wyoming Valley West SD (4,894 students in total).
The largest group at Wyoming Valley West Middle School is White students, at 51%. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Luzerne County residents are about 76% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
On staff are 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1. Wyoming Valley West Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. On average, public schools in Luzerne County report 85%.
On the allk12 Grade, Wyoming Valley West Middle School lands at D, ahead of 14% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wyoming Valley West Middle School is 12.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 22.3%. Predicted: 35.0%.
The county, Luzerne County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $63,691 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Wyoming Valley West Middle School, Luzerne County has 65 public schools.
Chester Street Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Wyoming Valley West Middle School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 1,164 students in 2020-21 and 1,139 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
This page is set up for the Wyoming Valley West Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wyoming Valley West SD
- State El CenterElementary · 1,376 students
- Wyoming Valley West SHSHigh · 1,362 students
- Dana El CenterElementary · 626 students
- Chester Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Third Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 97 students
Other schools in Kingston
- West Side Career & Technology CenterHigh · 437 students
- Chester Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Third Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Chester Street Elementary School0.1 mi · 294
- Third Avenue Elementary School0.4 mi · 97
- West Side Career & Technology Center1.3 mi · 437
- Daniel J Flood Elementary School1.5 mi · 616
- Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy1.7 mi · 93
- Wilkes-Barre Area High School1.7 mi · 2,569
Frequently asked questions
About Wyoming Valley West Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wyoming Valley West Middle School?
Wyoming Valley West Middle School enrolls approximately 1,139 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wyoming Valley West Middle School serve?
Wyoming Valley West Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Wyoming Valley West Middle School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Wyoming Valley West Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Wyoming Valley West Middle School?
Student demographics at Wyoming Valley West Middle School are roughly 51% White, 24% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Wyoming Valley West Middle School in?
Wyoming Valley West Middle School is part of Wyoming Valley West SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.