Dodson Elementary School

80 Jones St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 | (570) 826-7185

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 491

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1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 491 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1741st out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: School Improvement 2

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Michael Croughn

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Wilkes-Barre Area School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,200
Graduation Rate: 85.2%
Dropout Rate: 0.8%
Students Per Teacher: 14.0
Enrolled Students: 6,862

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 491
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 37.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 231 (47.0%)
Females: 240 (48.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 35 (7.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 373 (76.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 408 (83.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Dodson Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	138	28.1%
Asian	4	0.8%
Hispanic	116	23.6%
White	212	43.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	67	13.6%
1st Grade	69	14.1%
2nd Grade	56	11.4%
3rd Grade	82	16.7%
4th Grade	64	13.0%
5th Grade	65	13.2%
6th Grade	88	17.9%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

85.8%

District:

65.2%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 1

1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Student on August 06, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this is the worst schoo ever

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