Scranton High School
63 Munchak Way
Scranton PA, 18510, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-348-3481
Ranking: 
(200 out of 626, top 32%)*
(200 out of 626, top 32%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Scranton 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: | 133 | 129 | 126 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 126 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,776 | 1,773 | 1,802 | 1,836 | 1,792 | 1,805 | 1,929 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 483 | 27.2% | 440 | 24.8% | 468 | 26.0% | 485 | 26.4% | 466 | 26.0% | 475 | 26.3% | 478 | 24.8% |
| Grade 10: | 416 | 23.4% | 466 | 26.3% | 457 | 25.4% | 469 | 25.5% | 457 | 25.5% | 474 | 26.3% | 511 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 441 | 24.8% | 436 | 24.6% | 442 | 24.5% | 441 | 24.0% | 461 | 25.7% | 403 | 22.3% | 457 | 23.7% |
| Grade 12: | 436 | 24.5% | 431 | 24.3% | 435 | 24.1% | 441 | 24.0% | 408 | 22.8% | 453 | 25.1% | 483 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 886 | 49.9% | 886 | 50.0% | 891 | 49.4% | 917 | 49.9% | 877 | 48.9% | 900 | 49.9% | 967 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 890 | 50.1% | 887 | 50.0% | 911 | 50.6% | 919 | 50.1% | 853 | 47.6% | 885 | 49.0% | 948 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 126 | 7.1% | 95 | 5.4% | 75 | 4.2% | 26 | 1.4% | 100 | 5.6% | 99 | 5.5% | 90 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic: | 372 | 20.9% | 346 | 19.5% | 324 | 18.0% | 324 | 17.6% | 263 | 14.7% | 262 | 14.5% | 293 | 15.2% |
| Black: | 233 | 13.1% | 246 | 13.9% | 230 | 12.8% | 226 | 12.3% | 184 | 10.3% | 162 | 9.0% | 175 | 9.1% |
| White: | 977 | 55.0% | 1,019 | 57.5% | 1,093 | 60.7% | 1,156 | 63.0% | 1,190 | 66.4% | 1,270 | 70.4% | 1,359 | 70.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 39 | 2.2% | 51 | 2.9% | 68 | 3.8% | 100 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 1.5% | 14 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,084 | 61.0% | 1,016 | 57.3% | 924 | 51.3% | 901 | 49.1% | 788 | 44.0% | 728 | 40.3% | 735 | 38.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 117 | 6.6% | 88 | 5.0% | 117 | 6.5% | 114 | 6.2% | 102 | 5.7% | 137 | 7.6% | 97 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.35 | 13.74 | 14.36 | 14.38 | 13.99 | 14.40 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 41% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 45.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 50.5% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 61.2% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 62.4% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 60.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 62.7% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 52.9% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 59.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 60.5% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 67.3% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.9% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 72.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 66.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 62.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 19.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 35.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 33.8% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 34.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 32.2% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 88.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 91.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 90.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 89.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.1% | 82.9% |
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* Scranton High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.