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Schools in Old Orchard

Old Orchard’s public schools

Easton Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Old Orchard. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/9schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 5% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,928 students on the public path
In brief

Old Orchard’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Old Orchard’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Shawnee El Sch places highest (better than 77%); Paxinosa El Sch lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Old Orchard, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Easton 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 Old Orchard, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–8Easton Area MSin EastonC−
9–12Easton Area HSin EastonB−

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 55.1% · 3925 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 3748 students tested

Old Orchard vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Old Orchard’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Old Orchard—Easton Area
PalmerCEaston Area
EastonCEaston Area

All 2 neighbors share Easton Area with Old Orchard, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Old Orchard

9 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).

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Questions about Old Orchard’s schools

Are Old Orchard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Old Orchard. Easton Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Old Orchard. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Old Orchard in?

Easton Area School District.

Where do Old Orchard kids go to high school?

Easton Area HS.

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What Old Orchard 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.