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Wayne Highlands SD Schools
Wayne Highlands SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Wayne County (Honesdale). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Wayne Highlands 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 Wayne Highlands SD
5 of 6 schools in Wayne Highlands SD carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 2C: 1
Best schools in Wayne Highlands 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.
- A+ Honesdale HS (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Wayne Highlands MS (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Damascus Area Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Lakeside Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Preston Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Wayne Highlands SD
High schools (1)
- A+ Honesdale HS, Honesdale
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A Wayne Highlands MS, Honesdale
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- B+ Lakeside Elementary School, Honesdale
- Stourbridge Primary Ctr, Honesdale
Other schools and academies (2)
- B+ Damascus Area Sch, Damascus
- C+ Preston Sch, Lakewood
Where Wayne Highlands SD schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Wayne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,364 students with 199 full-time-equivalent teachers and 366 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4224970
- 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
- Western Wayne SD (4 schools, 19 mi)
- Lakeland School District (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Valley View SD (4 schools, 23 mi)
- Blue Ridge SD (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Wallenpaupack Area SD (5 schools, 25 mi)
- Abington Heights SD (6 schools, 31 mi)
- Scranton SD (15 schools, 32 mi)
- North Pocono SD (5 schools, 32 mi)
Questions about Wayne Highlands SD
How many schools are in Wayne Highlands SD?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Wayne Highlands SD, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Wayne Highlands SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Honesdale, Damascus, Lakewood.
How good are the schools in Wayne Highlands SD?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 64.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54.4%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Wayne Highlands SD?
2,364 students were enrolled in Wayne Highlands SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Wayne Highlands SD?
Wayne Highlands SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Wayne County, with its district office in Honesdale. Its boundary covers about 414 sq mi.