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Best Public Schools in Carbon County, PA

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Schools

8,111

Students

Districts

Top rankedTowamensing Elementary School267^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Penn-Kidder Campus up 160 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lehighton Area High School 7.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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	541	44	12.2	65.1%	374 (69.1%)	33 (6.1%)	86 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.5%)	53.7	767^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.2%		45.7	927^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.3%	160				54.2	51.0	44.6	29.1	11.0	20.0	34.2	54.2	42.8	47.7	52.5	40.0	33.4	44.9	$19,623	$632	$18,991
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	490	35	13.8	61.4%	363 (74.1%)	35 (7.1%)	67 (13.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	64.9	253^rd of 681 public high schools	62.8%		61.7	275^th of 686 public high schools	59.9%	22	50.5	51.9	68.2															$20,754	$155	$20,599
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	46	13.3	61.5%	520 (84.6%)	5 (0.8%)	64 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	39.2	974^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.5%		39.3	1013^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.6%	39				58.4	27.3	16.3	25.7	21.3	23.1	28.5	56.9	34.6	33.8	50.0	45.2	51.6	45.3	$18,587	$700	$17,886
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	478	44	10.9	52.5%	391 (81.8%)	7 (1.5%)	55 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	50.6	428^th of 873 public middle schools	51.0%		49	472^nd of 891 public middle schools	47.0%	44							38.7	28.0	24.9	30.5				40.9	46.0	47.4	44.8	$19,666	$1,000	$18,666
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	630	84	7.4	51.7%	530 (84.1%)	11 (1.7%)	59 (9.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (3.0%)	69.6	216^th of 681 public high schools	68.3%		71	198^th of 686 public high schools	71.1%	18	54.9	54.9	69.0															$19,142	$910	$18,232
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	1,005	71	14.1	56.2%	809 (80.5%)	17 (1.7%)	110 (10.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.2%)	37.5	998^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.0%		45.6	934^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.8%	64				44.1	40.2	38.3				41.0	35.9	43.6	37.0				38.7	$17,278	$2,394	$14,884
Towamensing Elementary School	Public	K-6	7920 Interchange Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 681-4024	328	31	10.6	39.9%	299 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	80.8	267^th of 1511 public elementary schools	82.3%		79	310^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.7%	43				68.8	85.0	50.0	63.7			67.1	64.6	65.0	52.8	67.9			63.3	$18,655	$1,894	$16,761
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	478	41	11.5	41.6%	417 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	73.7	172^nd of 681 public high schools	74.7%		66.5	234^th of 686 public high schools	65.9%	62	52.6	59.8	73.5															$17,021	$776	$16,245
Parkside Education Center	Public	K-1	680 Fourth Street	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 826-4914	150	13	11.8	58.0%	124 (82.7%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$17,653	$1,792	$15,860
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	261	20	12.9	48.3%	233 (89.3%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	60.2	330^th of 873 public middle schools	62.2%		71.3	231^st of 891 public middle schools	74.1%	99								34.2	31.3	32.7					53.1	45.4	49.0	$16,788	$765	$16,023
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	399	36	10.9	58.6%	346 (86.7%)	5 (1.3%)	38 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	45.4	891^st of 1511 public elementary schools	41.0%		46.5	918^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.8%	27				46.6	38.9	38.4	33.8			39.4	58.7	50.0	34.2	39.0			45.5	$17,602	$1,787	$15,815
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	556	37	15.0	109.9%	383 (68.9%)	29 (5.2%)	102 (18.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)								(n/a)				17.2						17.2	17.1						17.1	$7,086	$1,809	$5,277
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	759	45	16.8	104.2%	525 (69.2%)	58 (7.6%)	115 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.5%)	13.4	580^th of 681 public high schools	14.8%		28.6	513^th of 686 public high schools	25.2%	67	17.1	24.5	38.6					11.2	7.2	9.2					22.4	30.4	26.4	$7,482	$158	$7,323
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	458	27	16.9	98.0%	315 (68.8%)	27 (5.9%)	80 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)								(n/a)					15.2	16.1	20.3			16.9		12.7	21.4	30.5			20.6	$10,230	$2,190	$8,041
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	125	17	7.5	76.8%	106 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	56.6	322^nd of 681 public high schools	52.7%		55.4	340^th of 686 public high schools	50.4%	18	37.6	59.4	61.3															$24,428	$581	$23,847
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	291	20	14.7	66.7%	242 (83.2%)	3 (1.0%)	37 (12.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	45.4	892^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	41.0%		57.8	746^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.1%	146				55.8	31.1	57.9				47.6	65.1	23.9	31.6				40.2	$13,411	$1,514	$11,897
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	172	10	16.7	49.4%	149 (86.6%)	3 (1.7%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	36.3	557^th of 873 public middle schools	36.2%		41.6	543^rd of 891 public middle schools	39.1%	14							33.4	21.1	12.8	23.9				43.9	21.1	41.1	36.5	$15,090	$164	$14,926
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	375	31	12.1	28.3%	346 (92.3%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47.8	394^th of 681 public high schools	42.1%		51.4	378^th of 686 public high schools	44.9%	16	37.7	42.3	63.6

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