Best Public Schools in Albrightsville, PA

Summary:

The city of Albrightsville, Pennsylvania has only one school, Penn-Kidder Campus, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 571 students. Penn-Kidder Campus is part of the Jim Thorpe Area School District, which is ranked 388 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Penn-Kidder Campus generally performs below the state average in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts (ELA) scores, it does excel in PSSA Science, exceeding the state average in both 4th and 8th grade. In PSSA Math, the school performs better than the district average in most grade levels, but still lags behind the state average. The school's PSSA ELA performance is mixed, with some grade levels exceeding the district average but falling short of the state average.

Penn-Kidder Campus faces some challenges, including a 1.6% dropout rate and a high percentage of students (62.35%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant economic challenges. Despite the district's relatively high spending of $17,499 per student and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.5, the school's academic performance suggests systemic challenges that the district may need to address to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Penn-Kidder Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 State Route 903	Albrightsville	18210	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 722-1150	548	51	10.7	64.2%	376 (68.6%)	38 (6.9%)	93 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.9%)	45.7	927^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.3%		41.1	1004^th of 1534 public elementary schools	34.6%	77	47.9	46.8	33.4	22.2	13.6	27.5	31.7	87.1	51.8	70.0	41.7	52.4	48.3	44.4	35.6	58.6	47.1	$17,499	$3,500	$13,998

Cities Near Albrightsville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kunkletown	7.6 mi	2	434^th
Lehighton	8.65 mi	4	354^th
Pocono Pines	8.99 mi	1	340^th
Brodheadsville	9.93 mi	2	420^th
Pocono Summit	10.94 mi	2	605^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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