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Schools in Buck Township

Buck Township’s public schools

Wilkes-Barre Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buck Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/8schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 41% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.6
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
8,176 students on the public path
In brief

Buck Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Buck Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy places highest (better than 96%); Dodson El Sch lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Buck Township, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Wilkes-Barre Area HS and Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Buck Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wilkes-Barre Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wilkes-Barre Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 8,176 students, up 56% since 2020–21 · 19.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$12,925PA $21,758 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 55.1% · 3840 students tested
Math12%
State average 36.1% · 3679 students tested

Buck Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Buck Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buck Township—Wilkes-Barre Area
ThornhurstANorth Pocono
TobyhannaB−Pocono Mountain
KidderC+Weatherly Area PK–12 · Jim Thorpe Area PK–12
Bear CreekDWilkes-Barre Area

Every school in Buck Township

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Buck Townshipin other towns
Dr David W Kistler El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilkes Barre
C−
961 students17:1Rate it →
Heights/Murray El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilkes Barre
D
838 students17:1Rate it →
Solomon/Plains El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plains
C+
718 students15:1Rate it →
Daniel J Flood El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilkes Barre
D
616 students17:1Rate it →
Dodson El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilkes Barre
D
522 students20:1Rate it →
G A R MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilkes-Barre
D
1,101 students21:1Rate it →
Solomon/Plains MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plains
D
758 students21:1Rate it →
Wilkes-Barre Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Plains
2,569 students23:1Rate it →
Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Plains
A+
93 students29:1Rate it →

Questions about Buck Township’s schools

Are Buck Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buck Township. Wilkes-Barre Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buck Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buck Township in?

Wilkes-Barre Area School District.

Where do Buck Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wilkes-Barre Area HS and Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy.

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What Buck Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.