For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 531 students in Greater Nanticoke Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Greater Nanticoke Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,259 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
129 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Greater Nanticoke Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 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
0.52
0.65
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
411 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
17%
# Black Students
213 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
10%
20%
# White Students
1,503 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
67%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
114 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
153
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
184
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
175
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
143
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
187
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
163
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
183
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
188
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
160
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
194
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
194
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
174
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
161
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,104 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,031 is less than the state median of $23,119. 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
$15,104
$23,696

Spending / Student
$15,031
$23,119

Best Greater Nanticoke Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Greater Nanticoke Area Educational Center
(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
| 531 students
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