Wilkes-Barre Academy
Private · Grades K–8 · 176 students
Heights/Murray El Sch
1 S Sherman St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
838
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Wilkes-Barre Area SD
Luzerne County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Heights/Murray El Sch
Heights/Murray El Sch is a public elementary school in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, serving grades K–5. It is part of Wilkes-Barre Area SD. The school is located in a small city in Luzerne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 838 students were enrolled, with about 16.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania elementary school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 838 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Wilkes-Barre Area SD
- County
- Luzerne County
- NCES school ID
- 422630006923
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.