The top reported proficiency rate is 90% in Science. The lowest is 50% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Wallenpaupack North Intrmd Sch
Wallenpaupack North Intermediate School is a small elementary campus serving grades three through five in Hawley, Pennsylvania, a historic borough on the Lackawaxen River near Lake Wallenpaupack. The school enrolls a small student body, about half of whom are white and slightly less than a quarter Hispanic or Latino, with an extremely high share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting deep economic need across the student body.
Academic performance here shows a split picture. In mathematics, students demonstrate solid proficiency, with a majority meeting or exceeding state standards. Science results, the most recent data available, were notably strong. English language arts proficiency, however, sits below the midpoint and represents an area where the school may want to focus further attention. A parent looking into this school would be wise to ask directly what literacy strategies are in place and what support is available for students working below grade level in reading and writing. The school sits well above the median proficiency level among the two districts serving Pike County, positioning it in the top performance tier for its county peers, though state-level comparative data that would situate it more broadly is not available here.
The school is part of Wallenpaupack Area School District, which operates on a distributed campus model. Unlike students in downtown Hawley proper, who benefit from the borough's walkable historic core with its library, theaters, shops and community events, Wallenpaupack students attend school about a short drive away on the shores of Lake Wallenpaupack. This campus-separated arrangement means families are choosing life in a small, tight-knit town with considerable character and recreational opportunity, but school life is somewhat removed from the civic anchors of the downtown.
The broader district context matters for anyone considering the area. Wallenpaupack is spearheading creation of the first-ever Wayne and Pike County career and technical center, a major undertaking since those two counties were the only ones in Pennsylvania without a regional CTC. When complete, this center will be built on the North Primary campus and will offer students half-day access to career and technical programs without the long travel that used to be required. For families thinking longer term, this is a durable expansion of vocational pathways beginning in the secondary grades.
Housing values in the Hawley area sit modestly below state and national benchmarks, and rents are generally more affordable than mortgage costs, a pattern often seen in markets with older housing stock. The vast majority of the housing in Hawley was built well before the year 2000, and much of it sits vacant. New residential investment is happening but is concentrated in lake-area subdivisions and on a handful of infill market-rate projects within the borough. Property taxes, while rising slightly in the district's recent budget, remain the lowest among school districts serving Wayne and Pike counties, a meaningful financial factor for families comparing school districts across the region.
North Intermediate is a straightforward public elementary school with no magnet or charter distinction. The school serves the grade band closest to the foundational literacy and numeracy work that shapes later academic trajectory. The performance data suggests students are generally keeping pace in math and science but that English language arts needs attention. A visit to the school and a conversation with classroom teachers about reading instruction and intervention would give a family the most complete picture of how well this setting matches their child's needs.
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