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Heights/Murray El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1 S Sherman St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 · (570) 826-7256 · Part of Wilkes-Barre Area School District

Wilkes-Barre’s School Grade D better than 13% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
838
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Heights/Murray El Sch

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Wilkes-Barre kids: G A R MS

On the path

Where Wilkes-Barre kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Heights/Murray El SchYou are here
6–8G A R MS1,101 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 55%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 S Sherman St, Wilkes Barre

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten159
Grade 1152
Grade 2151
Grade 3135
Grade 4103
Grade 5138
Enrollment over time
884’20
804’21
837’22
843’23
838’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%Black 18%White 11%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Heights/Murray El Sch from Wilkes-Barre families.

Other schools in Wilkes-Barre Area School District

The district →
Dr David W Kistler El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilkes Barre
C−
961 students17:1
Solomon/Plains El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plains
C+
718 students15:1
Daniel J Flood El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilkes Barre
D
616 students17:1
Dodson El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilkes Barre
D
522 students20:1
G A R MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilkes-Barre
D
1,101 students21:1
Solomon/Plains MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plains
D
758 students21:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Wilkes-Barre’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.