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Schools in Porter Township

Porter Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/10schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 86% 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.1K
▲ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,353 students on the public path
In brief

Porter Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Porter Township’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. East Stroudsburg SHS South places highest (better than 52%); J M Hill El Sch lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Porter Township, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: East Stroudsburg SHS South and East Stroudsburg SHS North. 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 Porter Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the East Stroudsburg 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.

East Stroudsburg Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 10 schools · 6,353 students · 12.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$23,101PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 55.1% · 3058 students tested
Math24%
State average 36.1% · 2725 students tested

Porter Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Porter Township—East Stroudsburg Area
Middle SmithfieldC+East Stroudsburg Area
PriceC+East Stroudsburg Area
GreeneBWallenpaupack Area
DelawareA−Delaware Valley
LehmanC+East Stroudsburg Area

3 of the 5 neighbors share East Stroudsburg Area with Porter Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Porter Township

10 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 Porter Townshipin other towns
East Stroudsburg El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Stroudsburg
C+
603 students13:1Rate it →
J M Hill El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Stroudsburg
C−
471 students12:1Rate it →
Middle Smithfield El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Stroudsburg
C
420 students11:1Rate it →
Bushkill El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dingmans Ferry
C
405 students11:1Rate it →
Resica El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Stroudsburg
C
404 students10:1Rate it →
Smithfield El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Stroudsburg
C
327 students11:1Rate it →
J T Lambert Intermediate Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · East Stroudsburg
C−
907 students12:1Rate it →
Lehman Intermediate Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dingmans Ferry
C−
540 students9:1Rate it →
East Stroudsburg SHS South
High · Grades 9–12 · East Stroudsburg
B−
1,359 students15:1Rate it →
East Stroudsburg SHS North
High · Grades 9–12 · Dingmans Ferry
C−
917 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Porter Township’s schools

Are Porter Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Porter Township. East Stroudsburg Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Porter Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Porter Township in?

East Stroudsburg Area School District.

Where do Porter Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: East Stroudsburg SHS South and East Stroudsburg SHS North.

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What Porter Township 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.