📍 50 Dana Street, Forty Fort, Luzerne County, 18704
Dana El Ctr is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forty Fort, Luzerne County. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wyoming Valley West SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dana El Ctr enrolls 617 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 418 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 8.9% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
617 of the school's 617 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 617 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.
Dana El Ctr is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 20, state house district 120.
Dana El Ctr is one of 6 schools in Wyoming Valley West SD, based in Kingston, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,959 students district-wide and employs 308 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 617 students, Dana El Ctr is smaller than the district average of about 827 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large