The brief
A high school in Wilkes-Barre, PA where students score 17 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,580 of 2,848 schools in Pennsylvania and 1 of 1 in Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center.
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is listed in Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 20248%
- 2020–2023: no results on file
- 201925%
- 201825%
- 201725%
- 2016: no results on file
- 201525%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 4/4 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 21% (multi-year average, 2015-2024) · reading/ELA 25% (multi-year average, 2015-2019).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2024 PSSA · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2024 PSSA. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2019 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2019 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 18705; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2015-2024, multi-year average, 2015-2019; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $61,293
- Median home value
- $122,800
- Median rent
- $1,006/mo
- College educated
- 23.3%
- Homeownership
- 63.9%
- Poverty rate
- 18.8%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 18705; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 21
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 21
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,946/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Wilkes-Barre. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Wilkes-Barre), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Compare nearby
Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.- Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center6.1
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center serve?
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center serves students in grades 9th through 12th.
How many students attend Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center?
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center has an enrollment of approximately 40 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is 1.1:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center rank in PA?
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center ranks #1,580 of 2,848 schools in PA.
What is Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center's MySchoolScout rating?
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.1 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center has 21% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2015-2024) and 25% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2015-2019).
Is Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center a charter school?
No, Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center a Title I school?
No, Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- 9th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 40
- Student-teacher ratio
- 1.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 37
- Free or reduced lunch
- Not reported
- Type
- Vocational
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Luzerne County
- Phone
- (570) 822-4131
- Rank in district
- #1 of 1
- Schools in district
- 1
- District spending per student
- $268,683
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 18705)
- 15,595
- Area average commute
- 21.4 min
- Area median age
- 38.9
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.