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Schools in Packer Township · Weatherly Area School District

Packer Township’s public schools score below 64% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Packer 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 85% 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
50%
▼ 5 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 3 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 5% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
588 students on the public path
In brief

Packer Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 2013 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Packer Township’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,689 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Weatherly Area MS, then Weatherly 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Packer Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% 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 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2013)Better than 16%
Towns in Carbon County (11)Better than 9%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 273 test results and a graduating class of 42 could put Packer Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 85% of Packer Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (286 in math, 260 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Weatherly Area El Schin WeatherlyC
6–8Weatherly Area MSin WeatherlyC
9–12Weatherly Area HSin WeatherlyB+

Packer Township’s public schools are run by Weatherly Area School District, which also serves East Side, Kidder, Lausanne and Lehigh and others. 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.

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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 55.1% · 260 students tested
Math39%
State average 36.1% · 286 students tested

Packer Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Packer TownshipC+Weatherly Area
BanksC−Hazleton Area
NesquehoningDPanther Valley
RushC+Tamaqua Area

Every school in Packer 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 Packer Townshipin other towns
Weatherly Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Weatherly
C
291 students15:1Rate it →
Weatherly Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Weatherly
C
172 students17:1Rate it →
Weatherly Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Weatherly
B+
125 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Packer Township’s schools

Are Packer Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Packer Township children attend score below 64% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Packer Township in?

Weatherly Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 588 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Packer Township kids go to high school?

Weatherly Area HS in Weatherly, with 125 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Packer Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Weatherly Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Packer Township spend per student?

$20,689 in Weatherly 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.