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Jim Thorpe Area High School
1 Olympian Way
Jim Thorpe PA, 18229, Carbon County
Phone: 570-325-3663
Ranking: 
(325 out of 626, bottom 48%)*
(325 out of 626, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jim Thorpe Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 604 | 607 | 605 | 641 | 654 | 634 | 642 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 196 | 32.5% | 183 | 30.1% | 192 | 31.7% | 223 | 34.8% | 193 | 29.5% | 189 | 29.8% | 204 | 31.8% |
| Grade 10: | 141 | 23.3% | 156 | 25.7% | 165 | 27.3% | 152 | 23.7% | 152 | 23.2% | 156 | 24.6% | 164 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 118 | 19.5% | 149 | 24.5% | 126 | 20.8% | 131 | 20.4% | 148 | 22.6% | 158 | 24.9% | 124 | 19.3% |
| Grade 12: | 149 | 24.7% | 119 | 19.6% | 122 | 20.2% | 135 | 21.1% | 161 | 24.6% | 131 | 20.7% | 150 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 315 | 52.2% | 311 | 51.2% | 294 | 48.6% | 320 | 49.9% | 330 | 50.5% | 316 | 49.8% | 338 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 289 | 47.8% | 296 | 48.8% | 311 | 51.4% | 321 | 50.1% | 316 | 48.3% | 310 | 48.9% | 300 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 78 | 12.9% | 56 | 9.2% | 49 | 8.1% | 48 | 7.5% | 42 | 6.4% | 46 | 7.3% | 44 | 6.9% |
| Black: | 59 | 9.8% | 66 | 10.9% | 63 | 10.4% | 65 | 10.1% | 61 | 9.3% | 60 | 9.5% | 51 | 7.9% |
| White: | 454 | 75.2% | 470 | 77.4% | 483 | 79.8% | 516 | 80.5% | 543 | 83.0% | 523 | 82.5% | 543 | 84.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 33.6% | 223 | 36.7% | 201 | 33.2% | 179 | 27.9% | 180 | 27.5% | 166 | 26.2% | 123 | 19.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 13.9% | 74 | 12.2% | 78 | 12.9% | 78 | 12.2% | 88 | 13.5% | 69 | 10.9% | 74 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.03 | 13.64 | 13.49 | 13.57 | 13.15 | 13.00 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 58.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 38.8% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 41.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 44.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.7% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.5% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 54.9% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.9% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.6% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 27.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 39% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 31.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 31.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 39.2% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 94.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 88% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 94.2% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.7% | 82.9% |
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* Jim Thorpe Area High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.