For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 645 students in Wyalusing Area School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary School in Wyalusing Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% 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
2 Schools
2,154 Schools
# Students
1,232 Students
1,110,061 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
81,415 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Wyalusing Area School District, which is ranked within the top 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 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#339 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.61
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,113 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
50,065 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
29 Students
167,185 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
15%
# Black Students
5 Students
171,531 Students
% Black Students
n/a
15%
# White Students
1,164 Students
655,322 Students
% White Students
95%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
945 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
32 Students
62,338 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
6,977
# Students in K Grade:
86
112,584
# Students in 1st Grade:
97
124,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
81
119,582
# Students in 3rd Grade:
89
124,107
# Students in 4th Grade:
91
124,671
# Students in 5th Grade:
103
125,642
# Students in 6th Grade:
98
127,749
# Students in 7th Grade:
93
95,072
# Students in 8th Grade:
107
95,607
# Students in 9th Grade:
99
15,589
# Students in 10th Grade:
99
13,451
# Students in 11th Grade:
108
12,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
81
11,927
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,198 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,460 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,198
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,460
$23,073
Best Wyalusing Area School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wyalusing Valley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
11450 Wyalusing-new Albany Rd
Wyalusing, PA 18853
(570) 746-1600
Wyalusing, PA 18853
(570) 746-1600
Grades: K-6
| 645 students
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