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Greater Nanticoke Area SD Schools
Greater Nanticoke Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Luzerne County (Nanticoke). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Greater Nanticoke Area SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Greater Nanticoke Area SD
3 of 4 schools in Greater Nanticoke Area SD carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Greater Nanticoke Area SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Greater Nanticoke Area Shs (High school, underperforms expectations)
- C Gna El Ctr (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Greater Nanticoke Area SD
All schools, A to Z (4)
- C Gna El Ctr, Nanticoke
- D Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr, Nanticoke
- C+ Greater Nanticoke Area Shs, Nanticoke
- Kennedy Early Childhood Center, Nanticoke
Where Greater Nanticoke Area SD schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Nanticoke (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Luzerne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,297 students with 129 full-time-equivalent teachers and 262 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4216290
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hanover Area SD (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Crestwood SD (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Wyoming Valley West SD (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Lake-Lehman SD (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Berwick Area SD (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Northwest Area SD (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Dallas SD (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Wilkes-Barre Area SD (9 schools, 15 mi)
Questions about Greater Nanticoke Area SD
How many schools are in Greater Nanticoke Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Greater Nanticoke Area SD, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Greater Nanticoke Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Nanticoke.
How good are the schools in Greater Nanticoke Area SD?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38.7%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Greater Nanticoke Area SD?
2,297 students were enrolled in Greater Nanticoke Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Greater Nanticoke Area SD?
Greater Nanticoke Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Luzerne County, with its district office in Nanticoke. Its boundary covers about 51.3 sq mi.