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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Across Carbon County, Pennsylvania, 17 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Palmerton Area HS leads the list at 73.5%, against a median of 45.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

73.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

45.3%

BEST IN READING · CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Palmerton Area HS	Palmerton, PA	Palmerton Area SD	High	478	73.5%
2	Lehighton Area HS	Lehighton, PA	Lehighton Area SD	High	630	69.1%
3	Jim Thorpe Area HS	Jim Thorpe, PA	Jim Thorpe Area SD	High	490	68.2%
4	Carbon Career & Technical Institute	Jim Thorpe, PA	Carbon Career & Technical Institute	High	375	63.6%
5	Towamensing El Sch	Lehighton, PA	Palmerton Area SD	Elementary	328	63.3%
6	Weatherly Area HS	Weatherly, PA	Weatherly Area SD	High	125	61.3%
7	Palmerton Area JHS	Palmerton, PA	Palmerton Area SD	Middle	261	49.0%
8	S S Palmer El Sch	Palmerton, PA	Palmerton Area SD	Elementary	399	45.5%
9	L B Morris El Sch	Jim Thorpe, PA	Jim Thorpe Area SD	Elementary	615	45.3%
10	Penn-Kidder Campus	Albrightsville, PA	Jim Thorpe Area SD	Elementary	541	45.0%
11	Lehighton Area MS	Lehighton, PA	Lehighton Area SD	Middle	478	44.8%
12	Weatherly Area El Sch	Weatherly, PA	Weatherly Area SD	Elementary	291	40.2%
13	Lehighton Area Elementary Center	Lehighton, PA	Lehighton Area SD	Elementary	1,005	38.7%
14	Weatherly Area MS	Weatherly, PA	Weatherly Area SD	Middle	172	36.6%
15	Panther Valley JSHS	Lansford, PA	Panther Valley SD	High	759	26.4%
16	Panther Valley Intermediate Sch	Lansford, PA	Panther Valley SD	Middle	458	20.7%
17	Panther Valley El Sch	Nesquehoning, PA	Panther Valley SD	Elementary	556	17.2%

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