Summary:
Palmerton Area School District has only one middle school, Palmerton Area Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 231 out of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2023-2024 to 368 out of 883 in 2021-2022. While the school's proficiency rates in science and English Language Arts are above the district and state averages, its math proficiency lags behind.
Palmerton Area Junior High School faces some socioeconomic challenges, with 41.57% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14:1 and high per-student spending of $15,042, suggesting that it has access to significant resources to support student learning. These factors may help offset the challenges posed by the school's socioeconomic demographics.
Overall, Palmerton Area School District has a single middle school that has shown mixed academic performance, with strengths in some subject areas and weaknesses in others. The school's socioeconomic challenges are balanced by its access to resources, which may help it address these issues and improve student outcomes over time.
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