Heights / Murray Elementary School

1 South Sherman St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 | (570) 826-7255

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 732

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 732 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1690th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 1

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1 S Sherman St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

Principal or Admin: Brian Benedetti

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: 732
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 49.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 359 (49.0%)
Females: 343 (46.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 50 (6.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 586 (80.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 636 (86.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Heights / Murray Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.3%
Black	202	27.6%
Asian	13	1.8%
Hispanic	145	19.8%
White	340	46.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	133	18.2%
1st Grade	122	16.7%
2nd Grade	92	12.6%
3rd Grade	95	13.0%
4th Grade	87	11.9%
5th Grade	99	13.5%
6th Grade	104	14.2%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

85.0%

District:

65.2%

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

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