The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Science. The lowest is 46% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield Campus
Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus serves kindergarten through sixth grade in a small borough nestled between Scranton and Carbondale. The school sits in a residential bedroom community with coal and silk-mill roots, serving families from Mayfield and the surrounding Lakeland School District towns. This is a regular public elementary school, not a charter or magnet program.
The school's enrollment is small for its grade band, distributed fairly evenly across the seven grades. About two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of the communities served. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller populations of Hispanic, multiracial, and Black students; the school's data does not report English learner or special education enrollment counts.
In state testing, the school shows mixed performance. On the most recent English Language Arts assessment, about half of students in grades three through six tested at proficient or above. Math proficiency falls somewhat lower, at roughly four in ten students. Science proficiency is considerably stronger, with more than three-quarters of tested students reaching proficiency in the previous year. Across all tested subjects and grades, this school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the county's school districts, a meaningful strength in an area where most elementary schools hover closer to the middle.
The school occupies a civic space in Mayfield. Its athletic fields and neighboring parks form part of the borough's public life. However, a parent should know that secondary education (grades seven and above) occurs at a separate regional junior-senior high school outside Mayfield itself, so the transition to seventh grade involves moving to a different building in a different location.
Families considering a move to the Mayfield area should factor in property tax trajectory. For the current school year, the district implemented one of the largest school tax increases in Lackawanna County, driven by rising staff costs, health insurance expenses, and cyber charter school withdrawals. This is relevant to households evaluating long-term housing affordability in the district's communities.
The school directory does not provide enrollment counts for students with disabilities or English learners, data often available through district offices. A parent might contact the school directly to understand what specialized services or support programs are in place for students with those needs. The school's website, if one exists, was not available in the data provided here.
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