The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in Science. The lowest is 53% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lehman-jackson El Sch
Lehman-Jackson Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Dallas, a small borough at the center of the Back Mountain region in northern Luzerne County. The school sits in a community that is part of one of the county's faster-growing pockets, with recent residential and commercial development around the borough and township, even as the larger county has faced population decline. The school itself enrolls a small student body, with grades relatively balanced across the elementary band.
The enrollment is heavily white, and about one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic diversity within the school. Data on the size of special education and English learner populations was not available.
On state assessments, the school's proficiency results show a mixed pattern. In math, about half of tested students in grades three through six scored at proficient or above. In English language arts, just over half of students across that band met proficiency. Science performance stands distinctly higher, with most students scoring proficient or above on the most recent assessment available. Across all tested subjects and grade levels, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Luzerne County, a meaningful strength given the demographic and economic context of the county as a whole.
The school is part of Lake-Lehman School District, which covers parts of Luzerne and Wyoming counties. After holding property taxes largely flat for several years, the district's school board recently raised taxes for Luzerne County homeowners in its 2025-26 budget to address teacher and bus driver contract costs, inflation, and capital improvements. For families considering a move to the Dallas area, this represents a lasting shift in the local cost of living.
Dallas itself has a walkable borough center organized around a recently refreshed downtown traffic circle, where shops, restaurants, the library, and post office cluster. The surrounding township is more car-dependent, following PA Route 309 (Memorial Highway) as it has developed from rural to suburban character. Misericordia University, a private Catholic institution, anchors employment and civic activity in the broader area. The library system serves the community with year-round programming. Housing values in the area fall modestly below state and national medians, and rental costs relative to household income are moderate by national standards. Growth in new residential subdivisions and commercial development is ongoing, with new home communities and retail projects in recent approval stages.
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