📍 41 Abbott St, Plains, Luzerne County, 18705
Solomon/Plains El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plains, Luzerne County. The school has 712 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes-Barre Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Solomon/Plains El Sch enrolls 712 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 417 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
712 of the school's 712 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 712 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.
Solomon/Plains El Sch 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 118.
Solomon/Plains El Sch is one of 10 schools in Wilkes-Barre Area SD, based in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The district serves 8,228 students district-wide and employs 423 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 712 students, Solomon/Plains El Sch is close to the district average of about 823 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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