Northern Lehigh MS
Public · Grades 7–8 · 238 students
Palmerton Area JHS
3529 Fireline Rd, Palmerton, PA 18071
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
261
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Palmerton 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 Palmerton Area JHS
Palmerton Area JHS is a public middle school in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7–8. It is part of Palmerton 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, 261 students were enrolled, with about 13 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to 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 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 261 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Palmerton Area SD
- County
- Carbon County
- NCES school ID
- 421836007174
Schools near Palmerton Area JHS
All 5 schools in Palmerton →
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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.