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Palmerton Area HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3525 Fireline Rd, Palmerton, PA 18071 · (610) 826-3155 · Part of Palmerton Area School District

Lower Towamensing Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
478
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Palmerton Area HS

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Lower Towamensing Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Palmerton Area JHSin Palmerton
9–12Palmerton Area HSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 37.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3525 Fireline Rd, Palmerton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9127
Grade 10110
Grade 11120
Grade 12121
Enrollment over time
467’20
480’21
482’22
504’23
478’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palmerton Area HS from Lower Towamensing Township families.

Other schools in Palmerton Area School District

The district →
Towamensing El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lehighton
B+
328 students11:1
Parkside Education Center
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Palmerton
150 students12:1
S S Palmer El Sch
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Palmerton
B−
399 students11:1
Palmerton Area JHS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Palmerton
C+
261 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Lower Towamensing Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.