For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,557 students in Greater Nanticoke Area School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary Schools in Greater Nanticoke Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 41% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
2,154 Schools
# Students
2,271 Students
1,110,061 Students
# Teachers
127 Teachers
81,415 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Greater Nanticoke Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#528 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.61
# American Indian Students
9 Students
2,113 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
11 Students
50,065 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
374 Students
167,185 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
15%
# Black Students
173 Students
171,531 Students
% Black Students
8%
15%
# White Students
1,597 Students
655,322 Students
% White Students
70%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
945 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
102 Students
62,338 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
6,977
# Students in K Grade:
176
112,584
# Students in 1st Grade:
187
124,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
150
119,582
# Students in 3rd Grade:
174
124,107
# Students in 4th Grade:
167
124,671
# Students in 5th Grade:
164
125,642
# Students in 6th Grade:
185
127,749
# Students in 7th Grade:
160
95,072
# Students in 8th Grade:
194
95,607
# Students in 9th Grade:
199
15,589
# Students in 10th Grade:
189
13,451
# Students in 11th Grade:
164
12,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
162
11,927
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,025 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,952 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$34 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,025
$23,649
Spending / Student
$14,952
$23,073
Best Greater Nanticoke Area School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
greater nanticoke area Educational center
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
600 East Union St
Nanticoke, PA 18634
(570) 735-2770
Nanticoke, PA 18634
(570) 735-2770
Grades: 6-8
| 539 students
Rank: #22.
Gna El Center
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
601 Kosciuszko Street
Nanticoke, PA 18634
(570) 735-1320
Nanticoke, PA 18634
(570) 735-1320
Grades: 3-5
| 505 students
Rank: n/an/a
Kennedy Early Childhood Center
Magnet School
513 Kosciuszko St
Nanticoke, PA 18634
(570) 735-6450
Nanticoke, PA 18634
(570) 735-6450
Grades: PK-2
| 513 students
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