Palmerton Area Jhs Middle School
3529 Fireline Rd
Palmerton PA, 18071, Carbon County
Phone: 610-826-2492
Ranking: 
(1,693 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*
(1,693 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Palmerton 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: | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 300 | 302 | 298 | 341 | 347 | 314 | 339 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 156 | 52.0% | 158 | 52.3% | 145 | 48.7% | 157 | 46.0% | 180 | 51.9% | 157 | 50.0% | 153 | 45.1% |
| Grade 8: | 144 | 48.0% | 144 | 47.7% | 153 | 51.3% | 184 | 54.0% | 167 | 48.1% | 157 | 50.0% | 186 | 54.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 151 | 50.3% | 163 | 54.0% | 165 | 55.4% | 178 | 52.2% | 172 | 49.6% | 163 | 51.9% | 181 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 149 | 49.7% | 139 | 46.0% | 133 | 44.6% | 163 | 47.8% | 165 | 47.6% | 142 | 45.2% | 153 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 281 | 93.7% | 293 | 97.0% | 286 | 96.0% | 323 | 94.7% | 331 | 95.4% | 304 | 96.8% | 326 | 96.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 26.3% | 102 | 33.8% | 80 | 26.8% | 63 | 18.5% | 57 | 16.4% | 53 | 16.9% | 55 | 16.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 5.7% | 16 | 5.3% | 9 | 3.0% | 19 | 5.6% | 23 | 6.6% | 24 | 7.6% | 25 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.65 | 17.25 | 16.09 | 15.68 | 16.33 | 14.60 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.6% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.4% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 70.3% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.7% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.9% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 43.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 60.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 60.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.1% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.5% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.8% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.4% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.4% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 60.5% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.7% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.6% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69.8% | 72.7% |
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* Palmerton Area Jhs Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.