Palmerton Area JHS
Public · Grades 7–8 · 261 students
Lehighton Area MS
301 Beaver Run Rd, Lehighton, PA 18235
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
478
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lehighton Area SD
Carbon County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Lehighton Area MS
Lehighton Area MS is a public middle school in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Lehighton Area SD. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Carbon County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 478 students were enrolled, with about 11 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Pennsylvania middle school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 478 students
- Students per teacher
- 11 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Lehighton Area SD
- County
- Carbon County
- NCES school ID
- 421350001314
Schools near Lehighton Area MS
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.