Elmer L Meyers Junior High, part of the Wilkes-Barre Area district, is located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The school reports an enrollment number of 915 students in grades seven through 12, and it has 57 teachers on staff.

Elmer L Meyers Junior High is above the state average but below the district average in terms of the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 34 percent of students in Pennsylvania are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch programs, whereas 55 percent of Elmer L Meyers Junior High students do. At the district level, 58 percent of students are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Elmer L Meyers Junior High's enrollment rates in chemistry, physics and advanced math subject areas are 3 percent, 12 percent and 13 percent, respectively. Gifted and talented at the school has an enrollment rate of 7 percent.

Fitzsimons Thomas High School, in Philadelphia, Pa., is a higher-poverty school than Elmer L Meyers Junior High, with 96 percent of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school enrolls 1 percent of students in its gifted and talented program.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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