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Heights/Murray El Sch

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Regular School · Wilkes Barre, PA

Heights/Murray El Sch is a regular school school in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, serving grades KG–05 with 838 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
838
Teachers (FTE)
49.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 506 60%
Black or African American 151 18%
White 95 11%
Two or more races 78 9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 1%
Asian 3 0%
Total enrollment 838 399M / 439F

English Language Learners: 73 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.72 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
43
5.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
361
43.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 838 100%

Contact & Location

1 S Sherman St

Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Phone: (570)826-7256

http://www.wbasd.k12.pa.us/heightsmurrayelementary_home.aspx

District

Wilkes-Barre Area SD

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,619

District enrollment: 7,777

NCES ID

422630006923

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD