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Towamensing Elementary School

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Towamensing Elementary School ranks 267 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Towamensing Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 332 students. It is part of the Palmerton Area School District, which is ranked 188 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Towamensing Elementary School consistently outperforms the Palmerton Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 67.1% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 43.3% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, in PSSA English Language Arts, Towamensing had 63.3% proficient or better, compared to 50.3% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, such as low socioeconomic status students and students with disabilities.

Towamensing Elementary School's exceptional performance extends to other areas as well. The school has consistently achieved very high proficiency rates in PSSA Science, with 94.6% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 76.5% for the Palmerton district and 65.8% for the state. While the school's ranking for its disabled student population has fluctuated, it has shown remarkable progress in supporting its low socioeconomic status students, improving from 360 out of 1,414 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 43 out of 1,432 schools in 2023-2024, earning a 5-star rating.

328

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,655

Per pupil spending ?

39.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7920 Interchange Rd
Lehighton, PA 18235-9998

(610) 681-4024

District: Palmerton Area School District

Students who attend Towamensing Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Palmerton Area Junior High School
High:	Palmerton Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.2%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg47%

Pennsylvania avg45%

267^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Palmerton Area School District

188^th of 606Palmerton Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	267 of 1511	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	310 of 1526	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	550 of 1534	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	424 of 1534	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	517 of 1433	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.9	304 of 1544	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	374 of 1530	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	474 of 1547	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	527 of 1554	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.8	508 of 1474	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.5	797 of 1467	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	900 of 1519	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.9	811 of 1599	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.1	745 of 1597	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	711 of 1579	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	717 of 1549	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.1	587 of 1551	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.7	547 of 1555	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.5	216 of 1545	86.0%	★★★★☆
2005	58.8	654 of 1299	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.6	712 of 1308	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	69.4	447 of 1302	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	144 of 1030	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	359 of 1084	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	653 of 1043	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	276 of 1466	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	351 of 1488	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	122 of 1369	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	43 of 1432	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.0	360 of 1414	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	273 of 1475	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	303 of 1495	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	382 of 1201	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	408 of 1229	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	607 of 1236	50.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)68th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+25 vs state

English Language Arts63%+15 vs state

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Schools Near Towamensing Elementary School

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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 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
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
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
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
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 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
Lehigh Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Blue Mountain Dr	Walnutport	18088	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 767-1192	474	38	12.6	43.9%	401 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	77.4	330^th of 1511 public elementary schools	78.2%		76.2	367^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.0%	37	66.6	62.0	61.6				63.6	62.3	60.6	70.5				64.5	$20,090	$1,147	$18,943
Slatington Elementary School	Public	3-6	1201 Shadow Oaks Ln	Slatington	18080	Lehigh County	Northern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 767-9821	487	33	14.7	101.4%	363 (74.5%)	13 (2.7%)	86 (17.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	35.8	1019^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.6%		43.8	968^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.6%	51	30.5	37.6	42.6	31.5			35.4	24.8	34.8	45.4	41.9			37.0	$17,568	$1,263	$16,305
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 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
Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	2835 Mountain View Dr	Bath	18014	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 837-1859	362	31	11.5	36.2%	312 (86.2%)	5 (1.4%)	43 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	61.2	636^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.9%		70.4	484^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.3%	152	52.4	61.0	49.1				54.3	41.7	62.7	54.4				52.9	$23,804	$1,506	$22,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Towamensing Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Towamensing Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Towamensing Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Palmerton Area Junior High School
High : Palmerton Area High School

Is Towamensing Elementary School a good school?

Towamensing Elementary School ranks 267^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Towamensing Elementary School?

Students at Towamensing Elementary School are 91% White, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Towamensing Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Towamensing Elementary School.

What district is Towamensing Elementary School in?

Palmerton Area School District

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