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Schools in Simpson

Simpson’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 20% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,491 students on the public path
In brief

Simpson’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Simpson’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Carbondale Area JSHS places highest (better than 27%); Carbondale El Sch lowest (14%). 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 Simpson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Carbondale El Schin CarbondaleD
7–12Carbondale Area JSHSin CarbondaleC

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

Carbondale Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,491 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,390PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 55.1% · 739 students tested
Math16%
State average 36.1% · 666 students tested

Simpson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Simpson—Carbondale Area

Every school in Simpson

2 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 Simpsonin other towns
Carbondale El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Carbondale
D
755 students13:1Rate it →
Carbondale Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Carbondale
C
736 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Simpson’s schools

Are Simpson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Simpson. Carbondale Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Simpson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Simpson in?

Carbondale Area School District.

Where do Simpson kids go to high school?

Carbondale Area JSHS.

Parents talk

What Simpson 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.