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Middle Schools in Palmerton Area School District

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DistrictPalmerton Area School District188^th of 606 Pennsylvania districtsFull district overview →

School

261

Students

Top rankedPalmerton Area Junior High School330^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Summary:

The Palmerton Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Palmerton Area Junior High School, which serves students in grades 7-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 231 to 357 out of 873-893 Pennsylvania middle schools. Its performance rating has also varied, from 4 out of 5 stars in 2023-2024 to only 3 out of 5 stars in the other two years.

Academically, Palmerton Area Junior High School has mixed results compared to district and state averages. While its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is above the district and state averages for all grades and 7th grade, it falls slightly below for 8th grade. In math, the school's proficiency is below the district and state averages for all grades, 7th grade, and 8th grade. However, the school excels in science proficiency, which is above the district and state averages for all grades and 8th grade. The school's dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 1.4%.

Demographically, Palmerton Area Junior High School has 271 students enrolled, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.4, slightly lower than the typical recommended ratio. The school's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $18,151, and approximately 46.49% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage within the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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 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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pleasant Valley School District	5.66 mi	4	303^rd
Northampton Area School District	7.66 mi	6	250^th
Northern Lehigh School District	7.75 mi	4	411^th
Jim Thorpe Area School District	8.28 mi	3	345^th
Carbon Career & Technical Institute	8.5 mi	1	383^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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