📍 13 Hillard St, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, 18702
Dodson El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes-Barre Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dodson El Sch enrolls 486 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 327 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 14% |
| White | 63 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
486 of the school's 486 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 486 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.
Dodson El Sch 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 14, state house district 121.
Dodson 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 486 students, Dodson El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 823 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small