West Scranton Intrmd School
1401 Fellows St
Scranton PA, 18504, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-348-3475
Ranking: 
(1,366 out of 2,311, bottom 41%)*
(1,366 out of 2,311, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 61 | 60 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 696 | 756 | 743 | 750 | 757 | 767 | 780 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 218 | 31.3% | 251 | 33.2% | 236 | 31.8% | 257 | 34.3% | 256 | 33.8% | 253 | 33.0% | 249 | 31.9% |
| Grade 7: | 251 | 36.1% | 236 | 31.2% | 264 | 35.5% | 252 | 33.6% | 252 | 33.3% | 243 | 31.7% | 272 | 34.9% |
| Grade 8: | 227 | 32.6% | 269 | 35.6% | 243 | 32.7% | 241 | 32.1% | 249 | 32.9% | 271 | 35.3% | 259 | 33.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 346 | 49.7% | 401 | 53.0% | 403 | 54.2% | 391 | 52.1% | 370 | 48.9% | 374 | 48.8% | 370 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 350 | 50.3% | 355 | 47.0% | 340 | 45.8% | 359 | 47.9% | 347 | 45.8% | 378 | 49.3% | 386 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 102 | 14.7% | 95 | 12.6% | 105 | 14.1% | 97 | 12.9% | 85 | 11.2% | 68 | 8.9% | 58 | 7.4% |
| Black: | 84 | 12.1% | 101 | 13.4% | 87 | 11.7% | 70 | 9.3% | 37 | 4.9% | 52 | 6.8% | 44 | 5.6% |
| White: | 485 | 69.7% | 528 | 69.8% | 529 | 71.2% | 565 | 75.3% | 599 | 79.1% | 634 | 82.7% | 655 | 84.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 417 | 59.9% | 434 | 57.4% | 417 | 56.1% | 393 | 52.4% | 379 | 50.1% | 360 | 46.9% | 343 | 44.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 8.5% | 62 | 8.2% | 58 | 7.8% | 69 | 9.2% | 58 | 7.7% | 50 | 6.5% | 70 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.39 | 12.58 | 13.29 | 12.71 | 12.51 | 12.70 | 12.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.3% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65.5% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 68.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 79.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 72% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 70.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 64.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 66.7% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 62.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 63% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 64.7% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 66.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 56.4% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.3% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 67.1% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 65.6% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 74.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 64.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 65.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 67.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 67.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 72% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 64.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 67.7% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 66.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 65.9% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 42.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 72.9% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 69.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 66.2% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 72.3% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 72.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 65.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 71.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.3% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 59.2% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 67.6% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 78.7% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 75.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 84.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 79.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 75.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 70% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 47.4% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 50.9% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 49.2% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 51.8% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 40% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.1% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.2% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 78.7% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 80.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.1% | 72.7% |
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* West Scranton Intrmd School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.