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Palmerton Area SD Schools
Palmerton Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Carbon County (Palmerton). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Palmerton Area SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Palmerton Area SD
3 of 5 schools in Palmerton Area SD carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 3
Best schools in Palmerton Area SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Towamensing El Sch (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ S S Palmer El Sch (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Palmerton Area Jhs (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Palmerton Area SD
All schools, A to Z (5)
- Palmerton Area HS, Palmerton
- A- Palmerton Area Jhs, Palmerton
- Parkside Education Center, Palmerton
- A+ S S Palmer El Sch, Palmerton
- A+ Towamensing El Sch, Lehighton
Where Palmerton Area SD schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Carbon County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,666 students with 140 full-time-equivalent teachers and 259 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4218360
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pleasant Valley SD (4 schools, 8 mi)
- Northern Lehigh SD (4 schools, 8 mi)
- Northampton Area SD (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Lehighton Area SD (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Jim Thorpe Area SD (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Whitehall-Coplay SD (5 schools, 14 mi)
- Weatherly Area SD (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Nazareth Area SD (6 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Palmerton Area SD
How many schools are in Palmerton Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Palmerton Area SD, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Palmerton Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Palmerton, Lehighton.
How good are the schools in Palmerton Area SD?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 76.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 56%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Palmerton Area SD?
1,666 students were enrolled in Palmerton Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Palmerton Area SD?
Palmerton Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Carbon County, with its district office in Palmerton. Its boundary covers about 51.7 sq mi.