📍 43 Abbott St, Plains, Luzerne County, 18705
Solomon/Plains MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Plains, Luzerne County. The school has 736 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes-Barre Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Solomon/Plains MS enrolls 736 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 303 | 41% |
| White | 287 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
736 of the school's 736 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 736 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 MS 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 MS 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 736 students, Solomon/Plains MS 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