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Schools in West Hamburg

West Hamburg’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▼ 13% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,045 students on the public path
In brief

West Hamburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of West Hamburg’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Perry El Sch places highest (better than 57%); Hamburg Area Middle School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Hamburg Area Middle Schoolin HamburgC−
9–12Hamburg Area HSin HamburgC

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

Hamburg Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,045 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,895PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 55.1% · 1064 students tested
Math30%
State average 36.1% · 1000 students tested

West Hamburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Hamburg—Hamburg Area
TildenC+Hamburg Area
HamburgC+Hamburg Area

All 2 neighbors share Hamburg Area with West Hamburg, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in West Hamburg

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 West Hamburgin other towns
Tilden El Center
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hamburg
C+
562 students14:1Rate it →
Perry El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shoemakersville
B
327 students12:1Rate it →
Hamburg Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hamburg
C−
482 students13:1Rate it →
Hamburg Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Hamburg
C
674 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about West Hamburg’s schools

Are West Hamburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Hamburg. Hamburg Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Hamburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Hamburg in?

Hamburg Area School District.

Where do West Hamburg kids go to high school?

Hamburg Area HS.

Parents talk

What West Hamburg 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.