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Solomon/Plains MS vs NEW STORY SCHOOL

NEW STORY SCHOOL has a higher overall rating of 7.0/10 compared to 2.4/10. Solomon/Plains MS is significantly larger with 741 students, about 12.0× the size of NEW STORY SCHOOL (62).

Ratings Comparison

MetricSolomon/Plains MSNEW STORY SCHOOL
Overall Rating2.4 / 107.0 / 10
Academic Score3.6
Growth Score1.9
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch100%
Environment Score1.5
State Rank#2,822 of 2,846#301 of 873
State Percentile1th66th

Test Scores

SubjectSolomon/Plains MSNEW STORY SCHOOL
Math Proficiency70.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency78.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailSolomon/Plains MSNEW STORY SCHOOL
TypeMiddle SchoolSchool
Grades6th – 8th1st – 12th
Enrollment74162
Student-Teacher Ratio18.1:15.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch100.0%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)35.1%
DistrictWilkes-Barre Area SD
CityPlainsWyoming

Student Demographics

Solomon/Plains MS

Not available

NEW STORY SCHOOL

White
72.6%
Black
19.4%
Hispanic
6.5%
Asian
1.6%

Neighborhood

MetricPlains (18705)Wyoming (18644)
Median Household Income$61,293$72,803
Median Home Value$122,800$167,000
Median Rent$1,006$920
College Educated (Bachelor's+)23.3%33.1%
Poverty Rate18.8%6.5%
Avg Commute21 min22 min