Heights/Murray Elementary School
1 South Sherman St
Wilkes Barre PA, 18702, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-826-7255
Ranking: 
(1,994 out of 2,311, bottom 14%)*
(1,994 out of 2,311, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Wilkes-Barre Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 88 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 760 | 731 | 689 | 741 | 732 | 694 | 685 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 127 | 16.7% | 115 | 15.7% | 99 | 14.4% | 104 | 14.0% | 133 | 18.2% | 116 | 16.7% | 114 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 115 | 15.1% | 107 | 14.6% | 94 | 13.6% | 142 | 19.2% | 122 | 16.7% | 116 | 16.7% | 101 | 14.7% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 13.2% | 98 | 13.4% | 117 | 17.0% | 110 | 14.8% | 92 | 12.6% | 89 | 12.8% | 85 | 12.4% |
| Grade 3: | 110 | 14.5% | 115 | 15.7% | 102 | 14.8% | 98 | 13.2% | 95 | 13.0% | 78 | 11.2% | 97 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 114 | 15.0% | 100 | 13.7% | 94 | 13.6% | 95 | 12.8% | 87 | 11.9% | 102 | 14.7% | 80 | 11.7% |
| Grade 5: | 99 | 13.0% | 85 | 11.6% | 99 | 14.4% | 92 | 12.4% | 99 | 13.5% | 91 | 13.1% | 94 | 13.7% |
| Grade 6: | 95 | 12.5% | 111 | 15.2% | 84 | 12.2% | 100 | 13.5% | 104 | 14.2% | 102 | 14.7% | 114 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 398 | 52.4% | 372 | 50.9% | 348 | 50.5% | 382 | 51.6% | 355 | 48.5% | 354 | 51.0% | 359 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 362 | 47.6% | 359 | 49.1% | 341 | 49.5% | 359 | 48.4% | 339 | 46.3% | 321 | 46.3% | 320 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 240 | 31.6% | 219 | 30.0% | 180 | 26.1% | 162 | 21.9% | 145 | 19.8% | 134 | 19.3% | 110 | 16.1% |
| Black: | 225 | 29.6% | 194 | 26.5% | 196 | 28.4% | 214 | 28.9% | 202 | 27.6% | 204 | 29.4% | 198 | 28.9% |
| White: | 240 | 31.6% | 287 | 39.3% | 290 | 42.1% | 349 | 47.1% | 340 | 46.4% | 334 | 48.1% | 369 | 53.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 5.1% | 19 | 2.6% | 13 | 1.9% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 604 | 79.5% | 594 | 81.3% | 562 | 81.6% | 596 | 80.4% | 586 | 80.1% | 496 | 71.5% | 477 | 69.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 4.5% | 35 | 4.8% | 27 | 3.9% | 34 | 4.6% | 50 | 6.8% | 50 | 7.2% | 43 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.51 | 13.99 | 13.15 | 14.39 | 14.79 | 14.00 | 7.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 76.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 82.9% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 76.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 76.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 70.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 67.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 70.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 71.1% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 62.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 65.5% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 60.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 71.7% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 74.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 76.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 75.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 71.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 63.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 62.2% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 60.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 64.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 53.7% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 58% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 54.2% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 73.2% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 85.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 78.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 75.7% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 62.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 81.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 83.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 67.8% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69.4% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 69.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 73% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 65% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 61.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 50.9% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 71.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 55.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 53.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 55.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 47.7% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 52.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 42.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 70.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 69.5% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 67.6% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 66% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 54.8% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 66% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 54.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 69.8% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 64.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 72.9% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 69.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 62.4% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 56.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 63.6% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 62.6% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 53.6% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 57% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 54% | 68.5% |
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* Heights/Murray Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.