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If you could change one rule at Lehighton Area HS, what would it be?
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Enrollment
630
High
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEHIGHTON AREA SD·NCES 421350001315
Lehighton Area High School
1 Indian Lane, Lehighton, PA 18235 · (610) 377-6180 · Carbon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
326 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 181 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 134 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 159 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 25% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lehighton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 52.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lehighton Area High School
Lehighton Area High School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehighton Area High School this school | 630 | 51.7% | 60.5% |
| Milton High School Milton | 608 | 52.5% | 57.5% |
| Hamburg Area High School Hamburg | 674 | 50.3% | 43.8% |
| Western Wayne High School Lake Ariel | 562 | 49.1% | 56.8% |
| Elk Lake JSHS Springville | 490 | 50.0% | 40.1% |
| Honesdale High School Honesdale | 679 | 47.0% | 79.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lehighton Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Carbon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #166 of 576 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #158 of 626 ▼ 12 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #174 of 626 ▲ 122 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #316 of 713 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.5:1 | #6 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #317 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #334 of 619 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #169 of 373 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
630
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 630 | 84.1 | 7.5:1 | 52% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 78.1 | 7.7:1 | 54% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 64.4 | 10.3:1 | 52% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 44% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 50.3 | 14.0:1 | 41% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 49 | 13.2:1 | 40% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 30% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 14% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 832 | 51 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lehighton Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (705 to 630); teachers up 67% (50.3 to 84.1).
About Lehighton Area High School
Lehighton Area High School operates as a medium-sized high school in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 630 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Lehighton Area High School is run by Lehighton Area SD, whose 3 schools enroll 2,113 students.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Lehighton Area High School. Other students are 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Lehighton Area High School total 84.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 7.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The school counts 326 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 52%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Carbon County is 65%.
allk12 grades Lehighton Area High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lehighton Area High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (60.5%) and its predicted rate (55.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Federal survey data for Carbon County show that the median household income is $67,554, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Carbon County is home to 18 public schools and about 8,111 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Lehighton Area Elementary Center, is about 0.1 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lehighton Area High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 693 in 2020-21 to 630 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 7.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,382
Census ACS
Median income
$67,554
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lehighton Area SD
- Lehighton Area Elementary CenterElementary · 1,005 students
- Lehighton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
Other schools in Lehighton
- Lehighton Area Elementary CenterElementary · 1,005 students
- Lehighton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Towamensing Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Lehighton Area Elementary Center0.1 mi · 1,005
- Lehighton Area Middle School0.5 mi · 478
- Jim Thorpe Area High School3.6 mi · 490
- L B Morris Elementary School3.8 mi · 615
- Carbon Career & Technical Institute4.0 mi · 375
- Panther Valley Elementary School5.2 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Lehighton Area High SchoolHow large is Lehighton Area High School?
Lehighton Area High School enrolls approximately 630 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lehighton Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lehighton Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lehighton Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lehighton Area High School is approximately 7.5:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lehighton Area High School?
At Lehighton Area High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lehighton Area High School?
Lehighton Area High School is overseen by Lehighton Area SD in Carbon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.