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Wyoming Valley West School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,141 students in Wyoming Valley West School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Wyoming Valley West School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% 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
7 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
5,054 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
311 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Wyoming Valley West 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 88% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#538 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
57%
Graduation Rate
88%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.65
# American Indian Students
12 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
49 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
1,134 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
17%
# Black Students
678 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
13%
20%
# White Students
2,695 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
53%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
483 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
369
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
430
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
445
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
415
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
451
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
399
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
383
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
365
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
393
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
379
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
363
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
356
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
306
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,391 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,412 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$83 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$83 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,391
$23,696
Spending / Student
$16,412
$23,119
Best Wyoming Valley West School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wyoming Valley West Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
201 Chester Street
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 287-2131
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 287-2131
Grades: 6-8
| 1,141 students
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