For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,163 students in Jim Thorpe Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Jim Thorpe Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,692 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
141 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Jim Thorpe Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#399 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.65
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
225 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
17%
# Black Students
74 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
4%
20%
# White Students
1,290 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
76%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
91 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
29
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
104
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
128
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
117
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
111
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
151
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
136
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
122
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
141
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
124
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
150
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
144
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
143
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
92
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,130 is higher than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,511 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,130
$23,696
Spending / Student
$29,511
$23,119
Best Jim Thorpe Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
L B Morris Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
150 W 10th St
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
(570) 325-2703
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
(570) 325-2703
Grades: PK-8
| 615 students
Rank: #22.
Penn-kidder Campus
(Math: 25% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2850 State Route 903
Albrightsville, PA 18210
(570) 722-1150
Albrightsville, PA 18210
(570) 722-1150
Grades: PK-8
| 548 students
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