Palmerton Area High School
3525 Fireline Rd
Palmerton PA, 18071, Carbon County
Phone: 610-826-3155
Ranking: 
(268 out of 626, top 43%)*
(268 out of 626, top 43%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Palmerton Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 33 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 501 | 531 | 550 | 552 | 557 | 595 | 538 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 129 | 25.7% | 147 | 27.7% | 173 | 31.5% | 152 | 27.5% | 152 | 27.3% | 180 | 30.3% | 156 | 29.0% |
| Grade 10: | 116 | 23.2% | 153 | 28.8% | 109 | 19.8% | 136 | 24.6% | 149 | 26.8% | 137 | 23.0% | 137 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 146 | 29.1% | 105 | 19.8% | 129 | 23.5% | 144 | 26.1% | 121 | 21.7% | 145 | 24.4% | 124 | 23.0% |
| Grade 12: | 110 | 22.0% | 126 | 23.7% | 139 | 25.3% | 120 | 21.7% | 135 | 24.2% | 133 | 22.4% | 121 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 52.9% | 278 | 52.4% | 273 | 49.6% | 277 | 50.2% | 260 | 46.7% | 292 | 49.1% | 252 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 236 | 47.1% | 253 | 47.6% | 277 | 50.4% | 275 | 49.8% | 284 | 51.0% | 293 | 49.2% | 280 | 52.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 479 | 95.6% | 505 | 95.1% | 532 | 96.7% | 530 | 96.0% | 536 | 96.2% | 574 | 96.5% | 523 | 97.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 17.6% | 118 | 22.2% | 77 | 14.0% | 85 | 15.4% | 65 | 11.7% | 80 | 13.4% | 67 | 12.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.2% | 19 | 3.6% | 27 | 4.9% | 25 | 4.5% | 37 | 6.6% | 41 | 6.9% | 37 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.23 | 16.24 | 17.20 | 15.41 | 14.53 | 15.20 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 50.3% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 38.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.4% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 48% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 51.7% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.2% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 62.4% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 69.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70.5% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 29.1% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.6% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 37.2% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 36.4% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 39.4% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 86.2% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 83.3% | 82.9% |
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* Palmerton 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.