Academic Achievement
Dallas School District was ranked 49th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2011 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic performance based on the PSSAs for: reading, writing, math and two years of science.
- 2010 - 67th
- 2009 - 76th
- 2008 - 77th
- 2007 - 64th out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts.
In 2009, the academic achievement of the pupils in the district was in the 94th percentile among Pennsylvanian's 500 school districts. Scale (0-99; 100 is state best)
In 2007, the student achievement at Dallas School District ranked 2nd among Luzerne County public school districts. At DSD, 92% of students were on grade level in mathematics, while 93% were on grade level in reading. In the county, 87% of pupils were on grade level in mathematics and 87% were on grade level for reading. Wyoming Area School District had the highest achievement with 94% of students on grade level in both mathematics and reading.
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