Palmerton Area Jhs School in Palmerton, PA

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Pennsylvania) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 50.

3529 Fireline Rd
Palmerton, PA 18071

County: Carbon County
Grade span: 7 - 8

Principal: Mr Thaddeus Kosciolek
Phone: (610) 826-2492 (make sure to verify first before calling)

2007 Student Enrollment: 368

7th Grade Enrollment : 186
8th Grade Enrollment : 165
Ungraded Secondary Enrollment : 17

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - All grades:

Students tested - Math : 341
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.1%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 26.0%

Here:	26.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	32.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 27.0%

This school:	27.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	37.1%

Students tested - Reading : 340
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.8%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 30.0%

This school:	30.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	38.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 45.0%

Palmerton Area Jhs School:	45.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing : 163
Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	1.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 19.0%

Palmerton Area Jhs School:	19.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	31.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 76.0%

Here:	76.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	61.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	4.1%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 7:

Students tested - Math : 179
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 848 schools:	20.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 848 schools:	15.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 848 schools:	26.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 33.0%

Here:	33.0%
State average from 848 schools:	36.3%

Students tested - Reading : 178
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 848 schools:	17.6%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 848 schools:	18.5%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 848 schools:	29.8%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 38.0%

Here:	38.0%
State average from 848 schools:	32.3%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 8:

Students tested - Math : 162
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 844 schools:	18.5%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 28.0%

This school:	28.0%
State average from 844 schools:	16.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 844 schools:	27.5%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 844 schools:	35.9%

Students tested - Reading : 162
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 844 schools:	13.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 844 schools:	14.0%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 30.0%

This school:	30.0%
State average from 844 schools:	30.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 52.0%

Palmerton Area Jhs School:	52.0%
State average from 844 schools:	40.8%

Students tested - Writing : 163
Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 843 schools:	2.8%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 19.0%

Here:	19.0%
State average from 843 schools:	28.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 76.0%

Here:	76.0%
State average from 843 schools:	59.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 843 schools:	8.5%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 7:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 815 schools:	18.5%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 29.0%

Palmerton Area Jhs School:	29.0%
State average from 815 schools:	17.3%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 815 schools:	29.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 22.0%

Here:	22.0%
State average from 815 schools:	33.1%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 815 schools:	15.5%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 815 schools:	18.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 37.0%

Here:	37.0%
State average from 815 schools:	33.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 33.0%

Here:	33.0%
State average from 815 schools:	31.2%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 8:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 809 schools:	20.1%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 809 schools:	19.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 28.0%

This school:	28.0%
State average from 809 schools:	25.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 23.0%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 809 schools:	32.8%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 809 schools:	17.3%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 809 schools:	14.0%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 28.0%

Here:	28.0%
State average from 809 schools:	27.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 47.0%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 809 schools:	39.6%

Students tested - Writing : 160
Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 807 schools:	3.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 807 schools:	33.3%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 68.0%

This school:	68.0%
State average from 807 schools:	57.8%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 3.0%

This school:	3.0%
State average from 807 schools:	4.3%

2005 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 8:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 16.9%

Here:	16.9%
State average from 779 schools:	20.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 26.0%

Here:	26.0%
State average from 779 schools:	19.0%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 35.7%

Palmerton Area Jhs School:	35.7%
State average from 779 schools:	27.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 21.4%

Here:	21.4%
State average from 779 schools:	34.1%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 12.3%

Here:	12.3%
State average from 779 schools:	20.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 12.3%

Here:	12.3%
State average from 779 schools:	17.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 27.3%

Palmerton Area Jhs School:	27.3%
State average from 779 schools:	31.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 48.1%

Here:	48.1%
State average from 779 schools:	31.4%

2003 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 8:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 27.2%

This school:	27.2%
State average from 735 schools:	27.5%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 735 schools:	23.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 25.3%

This school:	25.3%
State average from 735 schools:	31.8%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 18.5%

Here:	18.5%
State average from 735 schools:	17.6%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 6.2%

This school:	6.2%
State average from 736 schools:	18.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 9.3%

Here:	9.3%
State average from 736 schools:	20.0%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 40.7%

Here:	40.7%
State average from 736 schools:	37.8%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 43.8%

Here:	43.8%
State average from 736 schools:	24.0%

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