Palmerton Area HS

High school·Grades 9-12 Palmerton, Pennsylvania·18071
Score
75.0/100
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#149
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
Top 26%
In Pennsylvania

Score 75.0/100: better than 75% of Pennsylvania high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
74%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 77% of them
117 students tested
Math
53%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 69% of them
116 students tested
Science
60%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 69% of them
117 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolKeystone73.5117
MathHigh schoolKeystone52.6116
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone59.8117

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
504
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
504
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Carbon County

Contact

Address
3525 Fireline Rd
Palmerton, PA 18071

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

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Palmerton Area HS at a glance

Palmerton Area HS is a public high school in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Palmerton Area SD school district. It has about 504 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 74% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 53% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 75.0 out of 100: better than 75% of them, ranking #149 of 593. Its English language arts result rose by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.