📍 150 Wadham Street, Plymouth, Luzerne County, 18651
Wyoming Valley West SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Plymouth, Luzerne County. The school has 1,357 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wyoming Valley West SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wyoming Valley West SHS enrolls 1,357 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 85 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 825 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 243 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 173 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,353 of the school's 1,357 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,353 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.
Wyoming Valley West SHS 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 14, state house district 119.
Wyoming Valley West SHS 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 1,357 students, Wyoming Valley West SHS is larger than the district average of about 827 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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