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Pittston Area SD Schools
Pittston Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Luzerne County (Pittston). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Pittston 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 Pittston Area SD
3 of 4 schools in Pittston Area SD carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2C: 1
Best schools in Pittston Area SD
Statewide rankings: all 623 high schools in Pennsylvania · all 435 middle schools in Pennsylvania · all 1488 elementary schools in Pennsylvania
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.
- A+ Pittston Area Shs (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Pittston City Intrmd Ctr (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Pittston Area MS (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Pittston Area SD
All schools, A to Z (4)
- Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr, Pittston
- C- Pittston Area MS, Pittston
- A+ Pittston Area Shs, Pittston
- A Pittston City Intrmd Ctr, Pittston
Where Pittston Area SD schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Pittston (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: 3,223 students with 187 full-time-equivalent teachers and 377 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4219200
- 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
- Riverside SD (3 schools, 5 mi)
- Wyoming Area SD (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Wilkes-Barre Area SD (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Scranton SD (15 schools, 8 mi)
- Wyoming Valley West SD (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Dallas SD (4 schools, 10 mi)
- North Pocono SD (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Abington Heights SD (6 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Pittston Area SD
How many schools are in Pittston Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Pittston 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 Pittston Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Pittston.
How good are the schools in Pittston Area SD?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 64.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52.7%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Pittston Area SD?
3,223 students were enrolled in Pittston Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Pittston Area SD?
Pittston Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Luzerne County, with its district office in Pittston. Its boundary covers about 38.2 sq mi.