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Schools in The Escape

The Escape’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.6K
▲ 31% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,285 students on the public path
In brief

The Escape’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of The Escape’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Wallenpaupack Area HS places highest (better than 88%); Wallenpaupack Area MS lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve The Escape, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Wallenpaupack 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 The Escape, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–8Wallenpaupack Area MSin HawleyC+
9–12Wallenpaupack Area HSin HawleyA

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

Wallenpaupack Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,759 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$28,606PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 1175 students tested
Math42%
State average 36.1% · 1256 students tested

The Escape vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
The Escape—Wallenpaupack Area
SalemBWestern Wayne
PalmyraBWallenpaupack Area
GreeneBWallenpaupack Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Wallenpaupack Area with The Escape, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in The Escape

4 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 The Escapein other towns
Wallenpaupack North Prim Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Hawley
418 students10:1Rate it →
Wallenpaupack South El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newfoundland
B
254 students9:1Rate it →
Wallenpaupack Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawley
C+
627 students11:1Rate it →
Wallenpaupack Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Hawley
A
986 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about The Escape’s schools

Are The Escape’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for The Escape. Wallenpaupack Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for The Escape. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is The Escape in?

Wallenpaupack Area School District.

Where do The Escape kids go to high school?

Wallenpaupack Area HS.

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What The Escape 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.