Best Public Schools in Carbon County, PA

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	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
Palmerton Area High School	Public	9-12	3525 Fireline Rd	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 826-3155	504	40	12.5	39.5%	439 (87.1%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	66.5	234^th of 686 public high schools	65.9%		67.7	231^st of 674 public high schools	65.7%	3	48.3	55.1	69.0																		$15,441	$319	$15,121
Parkside Education Center	Public	K-1	680 Fourth Street	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 826-4914	147	13	11.5	59.2%	120 (81.6%)	1 (0.7%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)								(n/a)																					$15,718	$767	$14,951
Palmerton Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	3529 Fireline Rd	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 826-2492	271	20	13.4	46.5%	244 (90.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	71.3	231^st of 891 public middle schools	74.1%		60.1	357^th of 893 public middle schools	60.0%	126								37.3	32.2	34.8		65.2	65.2					61.8	59.0	60.4	$15,042	$311	$14,731
S S Palmer Elementary School	Public	2-6	298 Lafayette Ave	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 826-7538	392	36	10.7	59.7%	348 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	46.5	918^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.8%		42.7	981^st of 1534 public elementary schools	36.0%	63				47.9	36.7	30.7	33.4			37.2	85.3		85.3	64.4	44.1	39.4	48.5			49.1	$15,775	$770	$15,005
Lehighton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Beaver Run Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Lehighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 377-6535	504	45	11.1	49.8%	423 (83.9%)	7 (1.4%)	49 (9.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	49	472^nd of 891 public middle schools	47.0%		47.8	496^th of 893 public middle schools	44.5%	24							41.5	25.3	20.9	28.7		51.2	51.2				54.1	42.7	45.2	47.2	$15,612	$1,451	$14,160
Lehighton Area High School	Public	9-12	1 Indian Lane	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Lehighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 377-6180	603	78	7.7	54.1%	520 (86.2%)	11 (1.8%)	53 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	71	198^th of 686 public high schools	71.1%		41.2	450^th of 674 public high schools	33.2%	252	52.1	69.8	62.2																		$14,217	$1,327	$12,890
Lehighton Area Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3 Indian Ln	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Lehighton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 377-7880	1,013	72	14.0	55.8%	813 (80.3%)	15 (1.5%)	109 (10.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.6%)	45.6	934^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.8%		45.9	937^th of 1534 public elementary schools	38.9%	3				40.9	40.0	40.9				40.6	67.6		67.6	59.8	48.3	53.5				53.8	$15,590	$2,451	$13,138
Jim Thorpe Area High School	Public	9-12	1 Olympian Way	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 325-3663	529	41	12.9	56.9%	394 (74.5%)	29 (5.5%)	77 (14.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	61.7	275^th of 686 public high schools	59.9%		43.4	435^th of 674 public high schools	35.5%	160	48.2	47.3	69.0																		$19,591	$2,494	$17,097
L B Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W 10th St	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Jim Thorpe Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 325-2703	615	49	12.5	61.5%	520 (84.6%)	7 (1.1%)	55 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	39.3	1013^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.6%		49.2	884^th of 1534 public elementary schools	42.4%	129				48.2	27.4	32.8	26.6	32.8	6.5	28.7	75.3	46.8	62.2	44.7	32.5	53.8	53.1	54.7	50.0	47.8	$18,180	$3,634	$14,546
Carbon Career & Technical Institute	Public	9-12	150 West 13th Street	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Carbon Career & Technical Institute	No	No	No	No	(570) 325-3682	391	32	12.4	27.1%	357 (91.3%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.4	378^th of 686 public high schools	44.9%		46.4	410^th of 674 public high schools	39.2%	32	46.3	40.9	61.3
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
Towamensing Elementary School	Public	K-6	7920 Interchange Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 681-4024	332	30	11.1	39.5%	305 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	79	310^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.7%		67.1	550^th of 1534 public elementary schools	64.1%	240				75.6	56.7	62.5	56.5			62.7	94.6		94.6	70.7	48.6	71.4	71.7			66.7	$15,634	$763	$14,870
Panther Valley Elementary School	Public	K-3	1 North Mermon Avenue	Nesquehoning	18240	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 669-9411	608	39	15.5	100.5%	414 (68.1%)	35 (5.8%)	112 (18.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)								(n/a)				24.2						24.2				30.6						30.6	$11,410	$4,015	$7,395
Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	912 Coal Region Way	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 645-2171	781	46	16.9	101.3%	556 (71.2%)	55 (7.0%)	118 (15.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	28.6	513^th of 686 public high schools	25.2%		40.3	457^th of 674 public high schools	32.2%	56	19.2	32.5	57.0					11.8	12.1	12.0		35.6	35.6					34.3	40.5	37.2	$10,321	$2,633	$7,688
Panther Valley Intermediate School	Public	4-6	678 Panther Pride Drive	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 645-2175	449	25	17.9	100.0%	302 (67.3%)	34 (7.6%)	73 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)								(n/a)					22.5	22.0	22.4			22.3	67.7		67.7		28.0	28.4	28.9			28.5	$16,033	$6,401	$9,632
Weatherly Area High School	Public	9-12	601 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8521	155	17	9.0	61.9%	125 (80.6%)	2 (1.3%)	22 (14.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	55.4	340^th of 686 public high schools	50.4%		69.9	207^th of 674 public high schools	69.3%	133	33.3	67.6	57.2																		$22,090	$233	$21,857
Weatherly Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8687	311	20	15.7	62.4%	279 (89.7%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	57.8	746^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.1%		63.5	627^th of 1534 public elementary schools	59.1%	119				41.3	50.0	46.6				45.8	85.0		85.0	54.4	47.5	70.7				59.0	$13,155	$973	$12,182
Weatherly Area Middle School	Public	6-8	602 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8689	139	8	17.1	61.2%	122 (87.8%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	41.6	543^rd of 891 public middle schools	39.1%		45.5	510^th of 893 public middle schools	42.9%	33							22.2	18.2	25.0	21.3		64.3	64.3				40.0	40.9	53.6	43.6	$16,380	$1,310	$15,070

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