Heights/Murray El Sch (Wilkes-Barre Area SD SCH DIST.), Pennsylvania - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Heights/Murray El Sch is a Elementary in Wilkes Barre, PA. It currently serves 843 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Wilkes-Barre Area SD School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Wilkes-Barre Area SD School District and all schools in Pennsylvania.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:843
Number of Teachers: 45
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.54

Location Info

Location: 1 S Sherman St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Mailing Address: 1 S Sherman St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702-5910
Phone: (570)826-7256
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 160
Grade 2 164
Grade 3 97
Grade 4 135
Grade 5 143
Kindergarten 144
Gender/Sex of Heights/Murray El Sch Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 406 48.16
Female 437 51.84
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Heights/Murray El Sch Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.36
Asian 5 0.59
Black or African American 169 20.05
Hispanic/Latino 487 57.77
Two or more races 80 9.49
White 99 11.74
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.25
Asian 3 0.74
Black or African American 80 19.70
Hispanic/Latino 238 58.62
Two or more races 35 8.62
White 49 12.07
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.46
Asian 2 0.46
Black or African American 89 20.37
Hispanic/Latino 249 56.98
Two or more races 45 10.30
White 50 11.44

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 30 18.75
Hispanic/Latino 88 55.00
Two or more races 22 13.75
White 20 12.50
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.61
Asian 2 1.22
Black or African American 33 20.12
Hispanic/Latino 97 59.15
Two or more races 10 6.10
White 21 12.81
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 19 19.59
Hispanic/Latino 56 57.73
Two or more races 10 10.31
White 12 12.37
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.74
Asian 2 1.48
Black or African American 31 22.96
Hispanic/Latino 80 59.26
Two or more races 9 6.67
White 12 8.89
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.70
Asian 1 0.70
Black or African American 22 15.39
Hispanic/Latino 83 58.04
Two or more races 14 9.79
White 22 15.39
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 34 23.61
Hispanic/Latino 83 57.64
Two or more races 15 10.42
White 12 8.33