📍 1 S Sherman St, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, 18702
Heights/Murray El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County. The school has 837 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 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heights/Murray El Sch enrolls 837 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 171 | 20% |
| White | 113 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
837 of the school's 837 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 837 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.
Heights/Murray 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.
Heights/Murray 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 837 students, Heights/Murray 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: City - Small
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