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Schools in Penn Forest Township · Jim Thorpe Area School District

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

In Penn Forest Township, 30% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Penn Forest 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.

#814of 1,037 Pennsylvania townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
54%
▼ 1 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 6 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
Students per teacher
13.1
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
1,646 students on the public path
In brief

Penn Forest Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1977 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Penn Forest Township’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 54% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 94% 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 Penn Forest Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,722 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Jim Thorpe Area HS. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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 Penn Forest Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Pennsylvania school districts, #814 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. 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 (1977)Better than 22%
Towns in Carbon County (11)Better than 45%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 930 test results and a graduating class of 137 could put Penn Forest Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Penn Forest Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (921 in math, 939 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–12Jim Thorpe Area HSin Jim ThorpeA

Penn Forest Township’s public schools are run by Jim Thorpe Area School District, which also serves Jim Thorpe and Kidder. 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.

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

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 55.1% · 939 students tested
Math30%
State average 36.1% · 921 students tested

Penn Forest Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Penn Forest TownshipC+Jim Thorpe Area
KidderC+Weatherly Area PK–12 · Jim Thorpe Area PK–12
Lehigh—Weatherly Area
Jim ThorpeC+Jim Thorpe Area
PolkB−Pleasant Valley
TunkhannockB−Pocono Mountain
FranklinB−Lehighton Area
TowamensingBPalmerton Area

2 of the 7 neighbors share Jim Thorpe Area with Penn Forest Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Penn Forest 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 Penn Forest Townshipin 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 →
Jim Thorpe Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Jim Thorpe
A
490 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Penn Forest Township’s schools

Are Penn Forest Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Penn Forest Township children attend score below 63% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #814 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Penn Forest Township in?

Jim Thorpe Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,646 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Penn Forest Township kids go to high school?

Jim Thorpe Area HS in Jim Thorpe, with 490 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Penn Forest 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 Penn Forest Township spend per student?

$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.