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Schools in Indian Mountain Lake

Indian Mountain Lake’s public schools

Jim Thorpe Area School District and Pocono Mountain School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Indian Mountain Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.1K
▲ 15% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024 · Pocono Mountain
Students per teacher
11.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,569 students on the public path
In brief

Indian Mountain Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Indian Mountain Lake’s 7 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%); Penn-Kidder Campus lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Indian Mountain Lake, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Pocono Mountain West HS, Pocono Mountain East HS and Jim Thorpe 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 Indian Mountain Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–85 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

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

Two districts serve Indian Mountain Lake

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

Jim Thorpe Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,646 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,722PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
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

Reading · PK–12, Jim Thorpe Area School District54%
State average 55.1% · 939 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jim Thorpe Area School District30%
State average 36.1% · 921 students tested
Reading · K–12, Pocono Mountain School District47%
State average 55.1% · 3619 students tested
Math · K–12, Pocono Mountain School District33%
State average 36.1% · 3674 students tested

Indian Mountain Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Indian Mountain Lake—Jim Thorpe Area PK–12 · Pocono Mountain K–12
PolkB−Pleasant Valley
Penn ForestC+Jim Thorpe Area
ChestnuthillB−Pleasant Valley
TunkhannockB−Pocono Mountain

Every school in Indian Mountain Lake

8 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 Indian Mountain Lakein other towns
L B Morris El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jim Thorpe
C
615 students13:1Rate it →
Penn-Kidder Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Albrightsville
C
541 students12:1Rate it →
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 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 →
Jim Thorpe Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Jim Thorpe
A
490 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Indian Mountain Lake’s schools

Are Indian Mountain Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Indian Mountain Lake. Jim Thorpe Area School District and Pocono Mountain School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Indian Mountain Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Indian Mountain Lake in?

Jim Thorpe Area School District and Pocono Mountain School District.

Where do Indian Mountain Lake kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Pocono Mountain West HS, Pocono Mountain East HS and Jim Thorpe Area HS.

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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.