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Best High Schools in Zip Code 18071

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Top rankedPalmerton Area High School172^nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Palmerton Area High School up 62 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 18071 zip code is home to a single high school, Palmerton Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12 within the Palmerton Area School District. This high-performing school has seen steady improvements in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past few years, indicating that it is providing a quality education to its students.

Palmerton Area High School has outperformed the state average on Keystone Exams in all three subject areas (Algebra I, Biology, and Literature) for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. The school's proficiency rates ranged from 52.6% in Algebra I to 73.5% in Literature for the 2024-2025 school year, demonstrating strong academic outcomes. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 87.9%, which is above the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was a relatively low 1.4%.

Despite serving a population with some economic challenges, as indicated by the 39.48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, Palmerton Area High School has been able to provide a quality education to its students. The school's per-student spending of $16,041 for the 2022-2023 school year may contribute to its academic success and the support it provides to its students. Overall, Palmerton Area High School appears to be a strong-performing school that is making positive strides in its academic and overall performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palmerton Area High School	Public	9-12	3525 Fireline Rd	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 826-3155	478	41	11.5	41.6%	417 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	73.7	172^nd of 681 public high schools	74.7%		66.5	234^th of 686 public high schools	65.9%	62	52.6	59.8	73.5	$17,021	$776	$16,245

Cities Near Zip Code 18071

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Palmerton	0.45 mi	4	348^th
Slatington	2.94 mi	4	578^th
Lehighton	5.11 mi	4	354^th
Walnutport	5.3 mi	1	142^nd
Jim Thorpe	7.46 mi	3	487^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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