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Schools in Bowmanstown

Bowmanstown’s public schools

Palmerton Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowmanstown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,217 students on the public path
In brief

Bowmanstown’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bowmanstown’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Palmerton Area HS places highest (better than 92%); Palmerton Area JHS lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bowmanstown, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Palmerton Area HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bowmanstown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–8Palmerton Area JHSin PalmertonC+
9–12Palmerton Area HSin PalmertonA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Palmerton Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Palmerton Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,616 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,747PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 55.1% · 890 students tested
Math38%
State average 36.1% · 830 students tested

Bowmanstown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Bowmanstown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bowmanstown—Palmerton Area
Lower TowamensingBPalmerton Area
East PennB−Lehighton Area
PalmertonBPalmerton Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Palmerton Area with Bowmanstown, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bowmanstown

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bowmanstownin other towns
Towamensing El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lehighton
B+
328 students11:1Rate it →
Parkside Education Center
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Palmerton
150 students12:1Rate it →
Palmerton Area JHS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Palmerton
C+
261 students13:1Rate it →
Palmerton Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Palmerton
A
478 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bowmanstown’s schools

Are Bowmanstown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bowmanstown. Palmerton Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowmanstown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bowmanstown in?

Palmerton Area School District.

Where do Bowmanstown kids go to high school?

Palmerton Area HS.

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What Bowmanstown families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.