Summary:
The East Stroudsburg Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to two middle schools: J.T. Lambert Intermediate School and Lehman Intermediate School. Both schools serve students in grades 5-8 and have similar performance metrics, with neither school standing out as a clear standout in the district.
According to the data, both J.T. Lambert Intermediate and Lehman Intermediate are ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, with 2-star ratings out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The schools' proficiency rates in math and English language arts (ELA) are significantly lower than the state averages, with the largest gaps in 8th-grade math. For example, in 2024-2025, the 8th-grade math proficiency rate at J.T. Lambert Intermediate was 16.6%, compared to the state average of 30.5%. Additionally, both schools have a slightly higher dropout rate than the state average at 1.4%.
While the schools have similar performance, there are some notable differences. J.T. Lambert Intermediate has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (55.33%) compared to Lehman Intermediate (52.15%), and it also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 13.3 compared to 10.6 at Lehman Intermediate. Lehman Intermediate, on the other hand, has a higher per-student spending of $24,751, compared to $19,878 for J.T. Lambert Intermediate. These differences may contribute to the schools' varying academic outcomes, suggesting a need for the district to closely examine its resource allocation and instructional practices to improve student performance across both middle schools.
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