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Enrollment
1,362
High
DISTRICT 816 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYOMING VALLEY WEST SD·NCES 422595006391
Wyoming Valley West SHS
150 Wadham Street, Plymouth, PA 18651 · (570) 779-5361 · Luzerne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,362 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
1,381 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 324 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 366 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 344 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 328 | 24% |
Student demographics
63%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
Feeds from
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
50.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 33.1% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Wyoming Valley West SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #433 of 576 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #453 of 626 ▼ 84 | #6 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #404 of 626 ▼ 5 | #5 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,362 | #98 of 713 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #440 of 601 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #66 of 604 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #84 of 619 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #59 of 221 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,362
+115 (+9%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,300
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,362 | 88.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,404 | 85.9 | 16.4:1 | 98% (1,381) |
| 2022-23 | 1,357 | 85 | 16.0:1 | 100% (1,353) |
| 2020-21 | 1,247 | 85 | 14.7:1 | 57% (713) |
| 2017-18 | 1,187 | 90.5 | 13.1:1 | 53% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 1,200 | 88 | 13.6:1 | 53% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 1,336 | 90 | 14.8:1 | 46% (617) |
| 2000-01 | 1,460 | 86 | 17.0:1 | 15% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 1,300 | 91 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wyoming Valley West SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (1,187 to 1,362); teachers down 2% (90.5 to 88.5).
About Wyoming Valley West SHS
A high-enrollment high school in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Valley West SHS is part of Wyoming Valley West SD. It has an enrollment of 1,362 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 738.
Wyoming Valley West SD counts 6 schools and 4,894 students, including Wyoming Valley West SHS.
More than half of enrollment at Wyoming Valley West SHS is White: 54%. Next come 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 76% White. The diversity index for Wyoming Valley West SHS is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wyoming Valley West SHS is 15.4:1, based on 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Wyoming Valley West SHS outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.1% for Wyoming Valley West SHS. The school posts 40.0%, 5.9 points above the prediction.
Looking at the county, Luzerne County, median household income comes to about $63,691, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 65 public schools and about 45,209 students.
Lyndwood Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Wyoming Valley West SHS is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Wyoming Valley West SHS has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 1,247 (2020-21) to 1,362 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Wyoming Valley West SHS community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,139 students
- Dana El CenterElementary · 626 students
- Chester Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Third Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Lyndwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 268
- Hanover Green Elementary School1.6 mi · 318
- State El Center1.7 mi · 1,376
- Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School1.8 mi · 319
- Hanover Area JSHS1.9 mi · 977
- Lee Park Elementary School2.0 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Wyoming Valley West SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Wyoming Valley West SHS?
Wyoming Valley West SHS enrolls approximately 1,362 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wyoming Valley West SHS serve?
Wyoming Valley West SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wyoming Valley West SHS have?
Wyoming Valley West SHS employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Wyoming Valley West SHS?
Wyoming Valley West SHS reports a student body of 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Wyoming Valley West SHS public or private?
Wyoming Valley West SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wyoming Valley West SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.