📍 1549 Newton Ransom Boulevard, Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, 18411
Newton-Ransom Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County. The school has 196 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Abington Heights SD school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newton-Ransom Sch enrolls 196 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.6% Two or more races and 1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 187 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
16 of the school's 196 students (8.2%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 16 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newton-Ransom Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-80, state senate district 22, state house district 114.
Newton-Ransom Sch is one of 6 schools in Abington Heights SD, based in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,403 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 196 students, Newton-Ransom Sch is smaller than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe