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Schools in Emerald Lakes

Emerald Lakes’s public schools

Pocono Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerald Lakes. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 85% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.1K
▲ 15% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,125 students on the public path
In brief

Emerald Lakes’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Emerald Lakes’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Pocono Mountain West HS places highest (better than 97%); Pocono Mountain West JHS lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Emerald Lakes, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Pocono Mountain West HS and Pocono Mountain East 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 Emerald Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

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

Pocono Mountain School DistrictGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 7,781 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$25,076PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 55.1% · 3619 students tested
Math33%
State average 36.1% · 3674 students tested

Emerald Lakes vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Emerald Lakes—Pocono Mountain

Every school in Emerald Lakes

7 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 Emerald Lakesin other towns
Swiftwater El Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Swiftwater
B−
971 students12:1Rate it →
Clear Run El Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Tobyhanna
658 students11:1Rate it →
Tobyhanna El Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pocono Pines
B+
551 students10:1Rate it →
Pocono Mountain West JHS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pocono Summit
C−
697 students10:1Rate it →
Pocono Mountain East JHS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Swiftwater
C
505 students10:1Rate it →
Pocono Mountain West HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Pocono Summit
A+
1,501 students14:1Rate it →
Pocono Mountain East HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Swiftwater
A+
1,242 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Emerald Lakes’s schools

Are Emerald Lakes’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Emerald Lakes. Pocono Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerald Lakes. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Emerald Lakes in?

Pocono Mountain School District.

Where do Emerald Lakes kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pocono Mountain West HS and Pocono Mountain East HS.

Parents talk

What Emerald Lakes 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.