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Best Public Schools in Monroe County, PA

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Schools

20,752

Students

Districts

Top rankedHamilton Township Elementary School362^nd of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hamilton Township Elementary School up 375 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Evergreen Community Charter School 7.9 students per teacher

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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
Evergreen Community Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	905 East Grace Ave.	Cresco	18326	Monroe County	Evergreen Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(570) 595-6355	101	13	7.9		74 (73.3%)	4 (4.0%)	15 (14.9%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	62.6	272^nd of 681 public high schools	60.1%		54.6	347^th of 686 public high schools	49.4%	75	42.8	64.3	61.5				30.8	30.8	20.0	26.8				33.4	64.3	80.0	61.0	$18,648	$260	$18,388
J T Lambert Intermediate School	Public	6-8	2000 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-8430	907	77	11.8	56.1%	374 (41.2%)	212 (23.4%)	99 (10.9%)	14 (1.5%)	66 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	140 (15.4%)	38.4	537^th of 873 public middle schools	38.5%		38.3	570^th of 891 public middle schools	36.0%	33							22.5	22.1	16.6	20.3				47.6	43.1	37.0	42.3	$18,284	$710	$17,574
Resica Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Gravel Ridge Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-6911	404	40	10.1	53.5%	144 (35.6%)	80 (19.8%)	41 (10.1%)	16 (4.0%)	36 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (21.3%)	45.5	889^th of 1511 public elementary schools	41.2%		42.6	983^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	35.6%	94				50.0	36.8	38.9				42.4	40.9	54.4	44.5				46.3	$27,186	$2,369	$24,817
Middle Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	5180 Milford Rd	East Stroudsburg	18302	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 223-8082	420	39	10.8	57.1%	153 (36.4%)	105 (25.0%)	47 (11.2%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (18.1%)	26	1129^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.3%		38.7	1023^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	33.0%	106				45.9	27.8	16.9				29.6	37.7	40.8	23.9				33.3	$27,259	$2,342	$24,917
Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	245 River Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-2841	327	30	10.8	40.4%	122 (37.3%)	76 (23.2%)	25 (7.6%)	6 (1.8%)	45 (13.8%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.6%)	65.7	562^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	62.8%		64.1	615^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.7%	53				68.8	58.9	50.0				58.6	62.5	64.7	35.6				53.2	$32,593	$2,631	$29,962
J M Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 E Broad St	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 424-8073	471	38	12.4	50.7%	164 (34.8%)	95 (20.2%)	46 (9.8%)	10 (2.1%)	57 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	96 (20.4%)	34.5	1035^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.5%		41.6	992^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	35.0%	43				43.2	31.7	30.2				36.0	44.8	33.3	38.4				39.8	$24,649	$2,370	$22,279
East Stroudsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	93 Independence Rd	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-1905	603	47	12.9	48.1%	300 (49.8%)	124 (20.6%)	46 (7.6%)	4 (0.7%)	50 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (13.1%)	58	691^st of 1511 public elementary schools	54.3%		61.6	676^th of 1526 public elementary schools	55.7%	15				64.1	52.5	32.8				48.7	58.4	55.4	46.3				53.0	$21,772	$1,780	$19,991
East Stroudsburg Senior High School South	Public	9-12	279 N Courtland St	East Stroudsburg	18301	Monroe County	East Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-8471	1,359	93	14.6	50.5%	550 (40.5%)	316 (23.3%)	256 (18.8%)	22 (1.6%)	72 (5.3%)	2 (0.1%)	141 (10.4%)	29.9	500^th of 681 public high schools	26.6%		48.1	399^th of 686 public high schools	41.8%	101	27.3	38.8	49.2															$18,840	$628	$18,212
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	K-2	476 Polk Township Road	Kunkletown	18058	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 402-1000	899	78	11.5		668 (74.3%)	36 (4.0%)	150 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.2%)								(n/a)																		$23,348	$1,736	$21,612
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	477 Polk Township Road	Kunkletown	18058	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 402-1000	906	71	12.6		639 (70.5%)	36 (4.0%)	173 (19.1%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.9%)	52.2	791^st of 1511 public elementary schools	47.7%		59.8	715^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.1%	76				64.3	62.4	42.1				56.4	37.4	52.0	32.3				40.4	$22,196	$895	$21,301
Pleasant Valley High School	Public	9-12	1671 Route 209	Brodheadsville	18322	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 402-1000	1,276	68	18.7		865 (67.8%)	85 (6.7%)	242 (19.0%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.1%)	58	313^th of 681 public high schools	54.0%		59.2	305^th of 686 public high schools	55.5%	8	40.9	48.8	69.9															$18,058	$389	$17,669
Pleasant Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2233 Route 115	Brodheadsville	18322	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 402-1000	908	46	19.5		606 (66.7%)	57 (6.3%)	171 (18.8%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.3%)	51.7	415^th of 873 public middle schools	52.5%		54.4	421^st of 891 public middle schools	52.7%	6							45.4	24.0	30.3	33.8				53.7	40.0	34.3	43.3	$22,123	$1,218	$20,906
Clear Run Elementary Center	Public	K-2	780 Memorial Blvd	Tobyhanna	18466	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	658	62	10.5	99.5%	135 (20.5%)	178 (27.1%)	272 (41.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)								(n/a)																		$24,882	$1,321	$23,561
Pocono Mountain West High School	Public	9-12	181 Panther Lane	Pocono Summit	18346	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	1,501	109	13.7	99.8%	460 (30.6%)	429 (28.6%)	537 (35.8%)	29 (1.9%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	35 (2.3%)	52.5	361^st of 681 public high schools	47.0%		39.5	466^th of 686 public high schools	32.1%	105	41.6	45.7	63.7															$24,268	$1,288	$22,980
Swiftwater Elementary Center	Public	K-3	135 Academic Drive	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	971	83	11.7	99.7%	479 (49.3%)	102 (10.5%)	302 (31.1%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.7%)								(n/a)				52.7						52.7	44.6						44.6	$22,628	$1,201	$21,427
Pocono Mountain West Junior High School	Public	7-8	180 Panther Lane	Pocono Summit	18346	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	697	67	10.4	97.7%	224 (32.1%)	210 (30.1%)	229 (32.9%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	41	520^th of 873 public middle schools	40.4%		42.9	529^th of 891 public middle schools	40.6%	9								21.0	26.5	24.0					33.0	43.2	38.4	$27,060	$1,437	$25,624
Tobyhanna Elementary Center	Public	K-6	398 Old Route 940	Pocono Pines	18350	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	551	56	9.8	99.5%	291 (52.8%)	62 (11.3%)	157 (28.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.3%)	57.7	701^st of 1511 public elementary schools	53.6%		64.3	609^th of 1526 public elementary schools	60.1%	92				59.7	59.2	47.1	60.5			56.3	34.2	42.2	40.7	57.9			43.8	$26,364	$1,400	$24,965
Pocono Mountain East High School	Public	9-12	231 Pocono Mountain School Roa	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	1,242	96	12.8	99.8%	635 (51.1%)	212 (17.1%)	336 (27.1%)	34 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.9%)	72.3	193^rd of 681 public high schools	71.7%		75.7	154^th of 686 public high schools	77.6%	39	57.3	52.5	74.1															$25,758	$1,367	$24,391
Pocono Mountain East Junior High School	Public	7-8	125 Center Court	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	505	53	9.5	99.4%	245 (48.5%)	79 (15.6%)	160 (31.7%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	47.5	470^th of 873 public middle schools	46.2%		61.6	347^th of 891 public middle schools	61.1%	123								30.3	28.7	29.5					35.3	43.7	39.4	$26,600	$1,412	$25,188
Clear Run Intrmd School	Public	3-6	800 Memorial Blvd.	Tobyhanna	18466	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	919	84	10.9	99.2%	217 (23.6%)	271 (29.5%)	368 (40.0%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.9%)	25.2	1136^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.8%		29.9	1108^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.4%	28				32.0	34.8	34.6	27.8			32.3	31.9	28.4	22.4	29.8			28.1	$24,599	$1,306	$23,293
Swiftwater Interm School	Public	4-6	208 Campus Drive	Swiftwater	18370	Monroe County	Pocono Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 839-7121	737	71	10.4	99.6%	387 (52.5%)	105 (14.2%)	196 (26.6%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	28 (3.8%)								(n/a)					47.2	46.7	39.6			44.6		34.3	38.1	45.1			39.2	$25,082	$1,332	$23,751
Stroudsburg Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	1198 Chipperfield Drive	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 424-4848	721	54	13.2	51.9%	354 (49.1%)	132 (18.3%)	185 (25.7%)	23 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.3%)								(n/a)									37.2	37.2						50.3	50.3	$21,909	$60	$21,850
Stroudsburg Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Pocono Commons	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 213-0203	1,015	89	11.4	48.2%	494 (48.7%)	189 (18.6%)	266 (26.2%)	39 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.3%)	72	204^th of 873 public middle schools	76.6%		67.9	268^th of 891 public middle schools	69.9%	64						49.7	38.2	48.7		45.8			50.9	56.6	57.5		54.9	$22,131	$60	$22,071
B F Morey Elementary School	Public	K-4	1044 W Main St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-6371	228	22	10.3	66.2%	108 (47.4%)	47 (20.6%)	63 (27.6%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	38	988^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.6%		35.8	1059^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.6%	71				46.1	35.1					40.8	51.3	35.1					43.4	$24,689	$1,294	$23,394
Stroudsburg High School	Public	10-12	1100 W Main St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 421-1991	1,196	79	15.0	47.7%	561 (46.9%)	250 (20.9%)	309 (25.8%)	47 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.3%)	74.3	168^th of 681 public high schools	75.3%		76.3	150^th of 686 public high schools	78.1%	18	52.1	61.5	73.4															$21,354	$60	$21,295
Chipperfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	2000 Chipperfield Drive	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-4834	681	66	10.3	57.7%	318 (46.7%)	158 (23.2%)	172 (25.3%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	51.4	801^st of 1511 public elementary schools	47.0%		57.1	761^st of 1526 public elementary schools	50.1%	40				47.1	57.9					52.2	42.0	54.8					48.1	$22,588	$979	$21,610
Arlington Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 N 9th St	Stroudsburg	18360	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 421-6952	215	22	9.8	76.3%	92 (42.8%)	37 (17.2%)	73 (34.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	41.6	943^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	37.6%		44.3	957^th of 1526 public elementary schools	37.3%	14				54.4	53.1					53.8	34.8	36.1					35.5	$23,792	$1,089	$22,703
Hamilton Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	HCR Box	Sciota	18354	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 992-4960	305	26	11.8	40.7%	238 (78.0%)	23 (7.5%)	36 (11.8%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	75.7	362^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	76.0%		58.1	737^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.7%	375				65.6	70.1					67.8	57.4	67.2					62.2	$23,593	$843	$22,751
Monroe Career and Technical Institute	Public	9-12	194 Laurel Lake Road	Bartonsville	18321	Monroe County	Monroe Career and Technical Institute	No	No	No	No	(570) 629-2001	29	33	.8	89.7%	19 (65.5%)	3 (10.3%)	6 (20.7%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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