Elementary Schools in Weatherly Area School District

Summary:

Weatherly Area School District has one elementary school, Weatherly Area Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is located in Weatherly, Pennsylvania, and faces some challenges in academic performance compared to state and district averages.

Weatherly Area Elementary School's overall PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates are below the state and district averages, though its 3rd grade PSSA Math and ELA proficiency rates are higher than the averages. The school's 5th grade PSSA Math proficiency rate is also higher than the state and district averages. However, the school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 62.38%, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges for its student population.

The school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, but its academic performance has been declining in recent years, dropping from a statewide ranking of 627 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 892 out of 1,511 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to better support student learning and achievement.

District Detail

602 6th St
Weatherly, PA 18255-1520

(570) 427-8681

SchoolDigger Rank:
374^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 588

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Panther Valley School District	5.05 mi	5
Carbon Career & Technical Institute	6 mi	1	383^rd
Jim Thorpe Area School District	6.02 mi	3	345^th
Hazleton Area School District	6.91 mi	11	492^nd
Lehighton Area School District	8.78 mi	3	307^th

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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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