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Schools in Fell Township · Carbondale Area School District

Fell Township’s public schools score below 74% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

16% of students in Fell Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fell Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
39%
▼ 16 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 20 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 20% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,491 students on the public path
In brief

Fell Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1700 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fell Township’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Fell Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,390 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Carbondale Area JSHS. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Fell CS is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fell Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 26% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1700)Better than 9%
Towns in Lackawanna County (21)Better than 0%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 702 test results and a graduating class of 119 could put Fell Township anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Fell Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (666 in math, 739 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fell Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Carbondale El Schin CarbondaleD
7–12Carbondale Area JSHSin CarbondaleC

Fell Township’s public schools are run by Carbondale Area School District, which also serves Carbondale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Carbondale Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,491 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,390PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 55.1% · 739 students tested
Math16%
State average 36.1% · 666 students tested

Fell Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fell TownshipCCarbondale Area
Vandling—Forest City Regional
GreenfieldA−Lakeland
CarbondaleA−Lakeland
CliffordBMountain View
ClintonBWestern Wayne PK–12 · Forest City Regional PK–12
Carbondale (city)CCarbondale Area

Every school in Fell Township

3 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 Fell Townshipin other towns
Carbondale El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Carbondale
D
755 students13:1Rate it →
Carbondale Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Carbondale
C
736 students10:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Fell CS
Grades K–9 · Simpson
C+
Charter
111 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fell Township’s schools

Are Fell Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fell Township children attend score below 74% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fell Township in?

Carbondale Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,491 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Fell Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Carbondale Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Fell Township spend per student?

$17,390 in Carbondale Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.