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Schools in Weissport East

Weissport East’s public schools

Lehighton Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Weissport East. 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 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 15% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,113 students on the public path
In brief

Weissport East’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Weissport East’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Lehighton Area HS places highest (better than 88%); Lehighton Area MS lowest (29%). 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 Weissport East, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lehighton Area Elementary Centerin LehightonB−
6–8Lehighton Area MSin LehightonC
9–12Lehighton Area HSin LehightonA

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

Lehighton Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 2,113 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,494PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 55.1% · 1144 students tested
Math30%
State average 36.1% · 1062 students tested

Weissport East vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Weissport East—Lehighton Area
FranklinB−Lehighton Area
Parryville—Lehighton Area
Weissport—Lehighton Area

All 3 neighbors share Lehighton Area with Weissport East, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Weissport East

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 Weissport Eastin other towns
Lehighton Area Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lehighton
B−
1,005 students14:1Rate it →
Lehighton Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lehighton
C
478 students11:1Rate it →
Lehighton Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Lehighton
A
630 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Weissport East’s schools

Are Weissport East’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Weissport East. Lehighton Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Weissport East. 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 Weissport East in?

Lehighton Area School District.

Where do Weissport East kids go to high school?

Lehighton Area HS.

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What Weissport East 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.