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Schools in Deer Lake

Deer Lake’s public schools

Blue Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deer Lake. 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 96% 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 21% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,412 students on the public path
In brief

Deer Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Deer Lake’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Blue Mountain HS places highest (better than 88%); Blue Mountain MS lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Deer Lake, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Blue Mountain 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 Deer Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–8Blue Mountain MSin OrwigsburgB−
9–12Blue Mountain HSin Schuylkill HavenA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Blue Mountain 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.

Blue Mountain School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,412 students, down 1% since 2022–23 · 12.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,286PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 55.1% · 1306 students tested
Math40%
State average 36.1% · 1167 students tested

Deer Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deer Lake—Blue Mountain

Every school in Deer Lake

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 Deer Lakein other towns
Blue Mountain El East School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Orwigsburg
B+
609 students13:1Rate it →
Blue Mountain El West Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Friedensburg
451 students13:1Rate it →
Blue Mountain MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orwigsburg
B−
561 students14:1Rate it →
Blue Mountain HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Schuylkill Haven
A
791 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Deer Lake’s schools

Are Deer Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Deer Lake. Blue Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deer Lake. 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 Deer Lake in?

Blue Mountain School District.

Where do Deer Lake kids go to high school?

Blue Mountain HS.

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What Deer Lake 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.