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Heights/murray Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1 S Sherman St
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Phone
(570) 826-7256
District
Wilkes-Barre Area SD
County
LUZERNE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
837
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.3% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Heights/murray Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
53%
24%
54%
26%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
49%
24%
52%
20%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
48%
30%
54%
14%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
18
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 166 19.8%
Grade 1 143 17.1%
Grade 2 103 12.3%
Grade 3 137 16.4%
Grade 4 141 16.8%
Grade 5 147 17.6%
Total 837 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 14.9% 29.3% 64.5%
Black 22.6% 17.1% 15.4%
Hispanic 61.7% 52.5% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.9% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 96.0% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 96.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 62,479 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 542.2 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 24,672 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 11.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.1% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.0% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.2% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.5% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.4% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.1% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 12.6% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,874 $61,578,000 36.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $633 $4,949,000 2.9%
Staff $261 $2,042,000 1.2%
General Administration $119 $933,000 0.5%
School Administration $452 $3,536,000 2.1%
Operation $968 $7,571,000 4.4%
Transportation $261 $2,038,000 1.2%
Other $251 $1,959,000 1.1%
Total Support $2,945 $23,028,000 13.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $11,057 $86,465,000 50.5%
Total Expenditures $21,876 $171,071,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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