SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the PA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 36%Projected 18%

Dr David W Kistler El Sch Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the PA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the PA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 36%PA 44%

English proficiency

School 37%PA 51%

Science proficiency

School N/APA 46%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
4%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
3%

Gold marks the PA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B

24.66 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.80 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

14.64 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$63,600

PA average $86,839

Median home value

$122,955

PA average $270,478

Median rent

$973 /mo

PA average $1,271

Unemployment rate

7.1%

PA average 5.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 86.6%PA 91.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

19:1

PA average 13:1

Teachers

55

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$82,159

All teachers in Wilkes-barre Area Sd.

Student to counselor ratio PA average 352:1916:1
Support staff5
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff1

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 96%PA 98%

Experienced teachers

School 99%PA 89%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days219
Out-of-school suspension days1
Total days missed to suspension283
Expulsions with services1
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions1
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8779 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$16.14

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

17%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

21%

Latino

51%

Multiracial

10%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged82%
Students with disabilities16%
English as a second language11%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

Elementary schools nearest to Dr David W Kistler El Sch

Nearby elementary schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Lee Park El Sch

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 0.8 mi
Hanover Area Memorial El Sch

  • Actual: 36%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 1.1 mi
State El Ctr

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 1.7 mi
Chester Street El Sch

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Heights/murray El Sch

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Dodson El Sch

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 2.4 mi
Daniel J Flood El Sch

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 2.5 mi
Dana El Ctr

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 3.5 mi
Solomon/plains El Sch

  • Actual: 42%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
Gna El Ctr

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 4.9 mi