The top reported proficiency rate is 92% in Science. The lowest is 52% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Robert D Wilson El School
Robert D. Wilson Elementary sits on Belmont Street in Waymart, a small Pocono borough that straddles the Pennsylvania heritage economy: state and federal correctional facilities anchor the town, while health care, retail, and construction employ most residents. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and draws from a community with modest but stable housing values and a mixed blue- and white-collar workforce.
The school enrolls a small population, just over half of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Student composition is predominantly white; enrollment of students of color and English learners is quite limited, with data on English learner status not reported. Special-education enrollment data is also absent from the public record. The kindergarten through second-grade population is slightly larger, while third through fifth grade shrinks modestly, a pattern that may reflect modest population decline in the surrounding area, though no recent school-level enrollment trend data is available.
Math proficiency among students in grades three through five sits in the mid-range. On the most recent assessment, just over half of tested students met proficiency standards in English language arts, which is a softer result; a parent may want to ask the school about approaches to reading and writing support. Science proficiency is notably strong, with the vast majority of tested students meeting or exceeding standards on the most recent science assessment available. The school has not released science results since the 2022-23 school year, so current-year data is missing for that subject.
Compared to the other districts in Wayne County, Wilson Elementary's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among county schools, a strength anchored mainly by solid math and strong science performance. Graduation rates and chronic absenteeism data do not apply to an elementary school, so those measures are unavailable.
Waymart itself is a quiet, auto-dependent place with few walkable amenities and no public transit serving daily commuting. The town center runs along Route 6 and houses the borough offices and a restored railroad depot now operated by the historical society. The school is within walking distance of that center. Secondary schools serving this district are located on separate campuses outside Waymart, so families transition to campuses elsewhere for middle and high school. Housing in the zip code is modestly affordable relative to national benchmarks and has seen modest appreciation. The landscape is Pocono foothills and woodlands, with some low-density residential subdivision activity and wind-energy infrastructure nearby.
No recent district-wide changes of clear parent relevance were found in public sources, so the strategic context for the school is unclear from available information. A family considering Wilson would benefit from conversations with the school directly about literacy instruction, special-education and English-learner services, current enrollment trends, and how the school coordinates with the secondary campuses students attend after fifth grade.
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