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C+
Schools in Kidder Township · Weatherly Area School District, Jim Thorpe Area School District

Kidder Township’s public schools score below 63% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kidder 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 92% 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
53%
▼ 2 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 4 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 9% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024 · Jim Thorpe Area
Students per teacher
13.0
PA 13.4
Schools in town
1
1,156 students on the public path
In brief

Kidder Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 2003 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kidder Township’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 53% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 92% 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 Kidder Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Weatherly Area spends $20,689 per student and Jim Thorpe Area $19,722, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Kidder Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2003)Better than 17%
Towns in Carbon County (11)Better than 36%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,203 test results and a graduating class of 137 could put Kidder Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Kidder Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,207 in math, 1,199 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Penn-Kidder CampusJim Thorpe Area School DistrictC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Kidder Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Weatherly Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Jim Thorpe Area School District, shared with Jim Thorpe and Penn Forest. Its high school is in Jim Thorpe. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Kidder Township

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

Weatherly Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 588 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,689PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Weatherly Area School District50%
State average 55.1% · 260 students tested
Math · PK–12, Weatherly Area School District39%
State average 36.1% · 286 students tested
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

Kidder Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kidder TownshipC+Weatherly Area PK–12 · Jim Thorpe Area PK–12
Penn ForestC+Jim Thorpe Area
TobyhannaB−Pocono Mountain
TunkhannockB−Pocono Mountain
Bear CreekDWilkes-Barre Area
FosterC−Hazleton Area
Buck—Wilkes-Barre Area
Lehigh—Weatherly Area
East Side—Weatherly Area
Dennison—Crestwood
White HavenA−Crestwood

2 of the 10 neighbors share Weatherly Area with Kidder Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kidder 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).

District schools in Kidder Townshipby address
Penn-Kidder Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Albrightsville
C
541 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Kidder Townshipin other towns
Jim Thorpe Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Jim Thorpe
A
490 students14:1Rate it →
Weatherly Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Weatherly
B+
125 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Kidder Township’s schools

Are Kidder Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kidder Township children attend score below 63% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kidder Township in?

Two districts: Weatherly Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Jim Thorpe Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Jim Thorpe and Penn Forest.

Where do Kidder Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Jim Thorpe Area HS and Weatherly Area HS.

What is Kidder Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Kidder Township spend per student?

$20,689 in Weatherly Area School District and $19,722 in Jim Thorpe 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.