State/Public Middle Open

West Scranton Intrmd Sch

๐Ÿ“ 1401 Fellows St, Scranton, Lackawanna County, 18504

862
Pupils
15.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

West Scranton Intrmd Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Scranton, Lackawanna County. The school has 862 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scranton SD school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Scranton SD

Enrollment & staffing

West Scranton Intrmd Sch enrolls 862 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.

Male students
458 (53%)
Female students
404 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
55.7
Student-teacher ratio
15.5:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White33639%
Hispanic or Latino31737%
Black or African American12314%
Two or more races647.4%
Asian182.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

861 of the school's 862 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 861 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 5โ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

West Scranton Intrmd Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-80, state senate district 22, state house district 113.

School district: Scranton SD

West Scranton Intrmd Sch is one of 15 schools in Scranton SD, based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 9,237 students district-wide and employs 669 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 862 students, West Scranton Intrmd Sch is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.

9,237
District students
15
Schools
669
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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