West Nanticoke’s public schools score below 76% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools West Nanticoke’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What West Nanticoke’s schools are like
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, West Nanticoke’s schools beat 24% of districts. Among the 1,976 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 3%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Less money per student than most
West Nanticoke spends 36% less per student than the state average. Test scores ↓
West Nanticoke shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on West Nanticoke’s path is shared: Kennedy Early Childhood Center, GNA El Ctr, Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr and Greater Nanticoke Area SHS. Plymouth and Nanticoke send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How West Nanticoke compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Nanticoke.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
West Nanticoke vs. its neighbors
West Nanticoke’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in West Nanticoke
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What West Nanticoke families are saying about school.
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Colleges near West Nanticoke
There’s no college in West Nanticoke, but 16 are within 30 miles. The closest is Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, 2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of West Nanticoke. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 6 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.