Solomon / Plains Junior High School

43 Abbott St, Plains, PA 18705 | (570) 826-7224

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 471

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3.5 out of 5 | 26 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 471 middle and high school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 390th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Wilkes-Barre Area School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,200
Graduation Rate: 85.2%
Dropout Rate: 0.8%
Students Per Teacher: 14.0
Enrolled Students: 6,862

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 471
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 41.2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 234 (49.7%)
Females: 234 (49.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 29 (6.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 211 (44.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 240 (51.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Solomon / Plains Junior High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	41	8.7%
Asian	3	0.6%
Hispanic	49	10.4%
White	375	79.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	221	46.9%
8th Grade	249	52.9%
9th Grade	1	0.2%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

53.3%

District:

65.2%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3.5

3.5 out of 5 | 26 Reviews

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26 reviews for Solomon / Plains Junior High School

Reviewed by Student on December 08, 2011
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
my english teacher is so mean. for the first couple of months she was giving detention like crazy and she gave me detention for cracking my back. no lie

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on December 01, 2011
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i go here. it COULD be better. no uncooked food and different locker rooms for girls. teachers always favor other people over me.

Reviewed by Former Student on August 24, 2011
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
It's an okay school, i Can't complain. Some of the teachers are the best teachers I've ever had. I miss my science teacher and the guidance counselor. they were the best. Just my English teacher and my gym teacher were never on the same page as me.

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 07, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
school sucks. hate it.

Reviewed by Community Member on January 21, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
They enjoy canceling school at 8AM when people need to get to work. How about they come and watch my children!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 27, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i just started this school and the bus transportation is horrible my bus is never there and i dont like walking from south main st all the way to school i think the school needs a more organized bus transportation the food is disgusting and they dont know how to keep the students under control

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 27, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
hmm this is school is ok i guess.ms.richards is an over all bi$%&^ but some others like ms bailet are cool

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 23, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
omg this school is overall suckish...along with the food...it seriously sucks...now for the teachers...some of them suck but others r like the best teachers u could ever have!!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 23, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this school is alright i guess... some teachers are rude and misunderstanding... while some are kind and do understand our feelings as teenagers. yes. the food SuCkS... but they havent shown anny improvement so watever. but besides that this school gets a 6 out of 10. right now id like to be at choughlin... but ive only got a couple more months.... so... :P

Reviewed by Student on March 23, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Solomon is much cleaner than Coughlin, but right now i'd rather be in coughlin than solomon. I hate the vice princepal, i hate Dr.Zubris. Thank you... that is alll. Oh yeah and next time i find a hair on my pizza im having my mom call the shcool and complain

Reviewed by Student on February 23, 2010
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
the food really really ucks but some oof the teachers are cool but some of them are just old plp that need to retire!!!!!!!

Reviewed by Student on January 02, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this school is great but the food sucks and theres alot of drama goen on and its about me and the teachers r nice

Reviewed by Student on December 14, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Okay.
I knoe That Im Not In That Skool Any More,I Just Left Last Year. I Thought It Was Awasome, The Teachers, The Assemblys, The Salads(:, Some Of The People I Met, The Partispation Of A Lot Of The Students And Facutly.I Think I Have A Lot Of Memories That Will Stay With Me Forever. Like The Talent Show, The Mulan Play, The Conserts, The Contests, The Teachers, My The Way I Met A Lot Of My Friends, And Most Of All All The Things I Learned. Now Not Everthing There Was Awsome There Was Some A Lot Of Drama And A Lot Of Hard Work But Other Then That, This Skool Was Amazing:)
:(I Miss Solomon Plains Jr. High):
-->AshleySmith

Reviewed by Student on November 09, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I personally think the food is absolutly disgusting, but i think we have excellent teachers, and i think its a great idea to have soda machine's. now my friend would like to say something

Hi one day when i was eating a chicken patty, i bit into it and a string of meat was hanging out (almost like a long uncooked noodle), so i imdeatly threw it out and puked!

Reviewed by Student on October 12, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
the school is awesome

Reviewed by Student on August 26, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this is a great school and its fun theres alot u can do there but the food sucks

Reviewed by Student on August 06, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
the school is mad fun but the food really sucks very nice teachers always helping a student at all times and student respect i love it and ready to go back

Reviewed by Student on July 29, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
solomon is very clean, huge, and is my favorite school.

Reviewed by Student on July 24, 2009
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i hate the school so much terrible food mean teachers and so many scum bags

Reviewed by Former Student on May 26, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
are school so clean and help everyone but people are so mean and they get in trouble

Reviewed by Student on March 23, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
its a awsome school

Reviewed by Student on January 28, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
is the best school ever! it is clean and the teachers rock! the food dies stink but most people bring their lunch but it is a great school!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 15, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
After a month and a half of school, my child came home and told me that she was told she owes money for lunch, and that she can only have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. All of my kids get free lunches, why is it that they're telling here that we owe money now? Considering I sent money for the first two weeks of school, and the check for the second week was sent back home, because it wasn't needed. Can anyone explain this to me?

Reviewed by Student on October 18, 2007
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
it's a good school with helpful teachers and not as many drug busts and/or aressts as meyers an g.a.r, though the food does suck

Reviewed by Former Student on July 19, 2007
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
the food sucks

Reviewed by Student on May 31, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Solomon is a clean school with many helpful teachers. When we need help we can stay eighth. The food is disgusting and it's not really that clean, but i got through it and it's a great school for education only.

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Solomon / Plains Junior High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	67.7%	60.8%	77.9%
2009	74.5%	67.2%	75.3%
2008	68.8%	58.1%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	67.6%	67.0%	73.5%
2009	70.4%	66.4%	71.4%
2008	69.1%	59.4%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	72.2%	61.1%	75.2%
2009	72.0%	64.4%	71.3%
2008	67.9%	60.0%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	88.0%	79.8%	81.9%
2009	82.0%	79.2%	80.5%
2008	78.8%	73.1%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	59.8%	47.7%	57.2%
2009	47.7%	46.6%	54.8%
2008	42.7%	40.8%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	76.3%	81.3%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	74.6%	70.5%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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