Carbon County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 17 schools in Carbon County, Pennsylvania with reported Mathematics scores. Pennsylvania state average: 43.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towamensing El Sch Lehighton · Palmerton Area SD | Elementary | 67.0% | +24.0pp |
| 2 | Lehighton Area HS Lehighton · Lehighton Area SD | High | 54.9% | +11.9pp |
| 3 | Palmerton Area HS Palmerton · Palmerton Area SD | High | 52.6% | +9.6pp |
| 4 | Jim Thorpe Area HS Jim Thorpe · Jim Thorpe Area SD | High | 50.5% | +7.5pp |
| 5 | Weatherly Area El Sch Weatherly · Weatherly Area SD | Elementary | 47.6% | +4.6pp |
| 6 | Lehighton Area Elementary Center Lehighton · Lehighton Area SD | Elementary | 41.1% | -1.9pp |
| 7 | S S Palmer El Sch Palmerton · Palmerton Area SD | Elementary | 39.4% | -3.6pp |
| 8 | Carbon Career & Technical Institute Jim Thorpe · Carbon Career & Technical Institute | High | 37.8% | -5.2pp |
| 9 | Weatherly Area HS Weatherly · Weatherly Area SD | High | 37.5% | -5.5pp |
| 10 | Penn-Kidder Campus Albrightsville · Jim Thorpe Area SD | Elementary | 34.2% | -8.8pp |
| 11 | Palmerton Area JHS Palmerton · Palmerton Area SD | Middle | 32.6% | -10.4pp |
| 12 | Lehighton Area MS Lehighton · Lehighton Area SD | Middle | 30.4% | -12.6pp |
| 13 | L B Morris El Sch Jim Thorpe · Jim Thorpe Area SD | Elementary | 28.5% | -14.5pp |
| 14 | Weatherly Area MS Weatherly · Weatherly Area SD | Middle | 23.9% | -19.1pp |
| 15 | Panther Valley El Sch Nesquehoning · Panther Valley SD | Elementary | 17.2% | -25.8pp |
| 16 | Panther Valley Intermediate Sch Lansford · Panther Valley SD | Middle | 16.9% | -26.1pp |
| 17 | Panther Valley JSHS Lansford · Panther Valley SD | High | 9.2% | -33.8pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the PSSA + Keystone % Proficient or Advanced threshold on the latest available PSSA + Keystone Mathematics test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Carbon County, Pennsylvania with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Pennsylvania statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Pennsylvania ranking.