📍 1111 S Irving Ave, Scranton, Lackawanna County, 18505
McNichols Plaza is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Scranton, Lackawanna County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scranton SD school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McNichols Plaza enrolls 361 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 51% |
| White | 89 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 12% |
| Asian | 25 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 361 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 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.
McNichols Plaza 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 112.
McNichols Plaza 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 361 students, McNichols Plaza is smaller than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small