Solomon/Plains Jhs Middle School
43 Abbott St
Wilkes Barre PA, 18705, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-826-7224
Ranking: 
(1,333 out of 2,311, bottom 42%)*
(1,333 out of 2,311, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 39 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 463 | 431 | 506 | 478 | 471 | 481 | 488 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 241 | 52.1% | 217 | 50.3% | 238 | 47.0% | 260 | 54.4% | 221 | 46.9% | 259 | 53.8% | 215 | 44.1% |
| Grade 8: | 221 | 47.7% | 214 | 49.7% | 268 | 53.0% | 218 | 45.6% | 249 | 52.9% | 221 | 45.9% | 272 | 55.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 257 | 55.5% | 235 | 54.5% | 252 | 49.8% | 241 | 50.4% | 230 | 48.8% | 241 | 50.1% | 240 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 206 | 44.5% | 196 | 45.5% | 254 | 50.2% | 237 | 49.6% | 230 | 48.8% | 231 | 48.0% | 244 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 68 | 14.7% | 62 | 14.4% | 74 | 14.6% | 69 | 14.4% | 49 | 10.4% | 40 | 8.3% | 45 | 9.2% |
| Black: | 66 | 14.3% | 64 | 14.8% | 60 | 11.9% | 40 | 8.4% | 41 | 8.7% | 37 | 7.7% | 40 | 8.2% |
| White: | 318 | 68.7% | 298 | 69.1% | 369 | 72.9% | 361 | 75.5% | 375 | 79.6% | 400 | 83.2% | 396 | 81.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 234 | 50.5% | 217 | 50.3% | 260 | 51.4% | 230 | 48.1% | 211 | 44.8% | 185 | 38.5% | 172 | 35.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.6% | 37 | 8.6% | 37 | 7.3% | 25 | 5.2% | 29 | 6.2% | 36 | 7.5% | 35 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.94 | 12.58 | 12.92 | 12.79 | 11.45 | 12.50 | 6.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.1% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 62.8% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 58.1% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 67.2% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 60.8% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 60.3% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 59.4% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 59.4% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 66.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 62.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 60.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48.9% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62.8% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 72.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71.2% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 60% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 61.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 56.2% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 59.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.5% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 67.5% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.7% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 76.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 73.1% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79.2% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65.7% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 40.8% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 46.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 47.7% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 40.2% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 44.1% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 81.7% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 85.6% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 70.5% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 70.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 81.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 68.4% | 72.7% |
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* Solomon/Plains Jhs Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.