Schools in Carbon County
17 ranked schools
Overall Score Percentile
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8/10Palmerton Area HS
Palmerton Area SD · Palmerton
#1 Overall in Carbon County
8/10 · #186 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
72%
Math
67%
Sci
67%
2
7/10Lehighton Area HS
Lehighton Area SD · Lehighton
#2 Overall in Carbon County
7/10 · #230 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
57%
Math
67%
Sci
64%
3
6/10Jim Thorpe Area HS
Jim Thorpe Area SD · Jim Thorpe
#3 Overall in Carbon County
6/10 · #271 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
59%
Math
59%
Sci
47%
4
5/10Palmerton Area JHS
Palmerton Area SD · Palmerton
#4 Overall in Carbon County
5/10 · #274 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
48%
Math
44%
Sci
61%
5
8/10Towamensing El Sch
Palmerton Area SD · Lehighton
#5 Overall in Carbon County
8/10 · #326 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
75%
Math
74%
Sci
89%
6
4/10Lehighton Area MS
Lehighton Area SD · Lehighton
#6 Overall in Carbon County
4/10 · #349 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
33%
Math
36%
Sci
37%
7
5/10Weatherly Area SHS
Weatherly Area SD · Weatherly
#7 Overall in Carbon County
5/10 · #351 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
43%
Math
33%
Sci
76%
8
3/10Weatherly Area MS
Weatherly Area SD · Weatherly
#8 Overall in Carbon County
3/10 · #383 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
24%
Math
26%
Sci
47%
9
4/10Carbon Career & Technical Inst
Carbon Career & Technical Institute
#9 Overall in Carbon County
4/10 · #397 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
46%
Math
39%
Sci
31%
10
2/10Panther Valley JSHS
Panther Valley SD · Lansford
#10 Overall in Carbon County
2/10 · #527 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
20%
Math
13%
Sci
17%
11
5/10Weatherly Area El Sch
Weatherly Area SD · Weatherly
#11 Overall in Carbon County
5/10 · #838 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
38%
Math
43%
Sci
69%
12
4/10S S Palmer El Sch
Palmerton Area SD · Palmerton
#12 Overall in Carbon County
4/10 · #983 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
39%
Math
32%
Sci
49%
13
4/10Lehighton Area Elementary Cent
Lehighton Area SD
#13 Overall in Carbon County
4/10 · #1064 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
33%
Math
34%
Sci
30%
14
3/10Penn-Kidder Campus
Jim Thorpe Area SD · Albrightsville
#14 Overall in Carbon County
3/10 · #1087 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
38%
Math
26%
Sci
29%
15
3/10L B Morris El Sch
Jim Thorpe Area SD · Jim Thorpe
#15 Overall in Carbon County
3/10 · #1106 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
39%
Math
22%
Sci
26%
16
2/10Panther Valley Intermediate Sc
Panther Valley SD
#16 Overall in Carbon County
2/10 · #1312 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
12%
Math
14%
Sci
27%
17
2/10Panther Valley El Sch
Panther Valley SD · Nesquehoning
#17 Overall in Carbon County
2/10 · #1361 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
11%
Math
15%
About schools in Carbon County
Carbon County's public school landscape is modest in scale — 17 ranked schools across 6 districts — and only one school currently places in the top quartile statewide. That said, Towamensing Elementary School stands out as a genuine bright spot, ranking in the 79th percentile across Pennsylvania, with Palmerton Area High School not far behind at the 70th percentile. Families settling near Lehighton or Palmerton have access to the county's stronger-performing schools, while the broader district mix — spanning small towns like Jim Thorpe and Weatherly — reflects the rural, mountain character of this Pocono-adjacent region. Worth exploring, particularly near those two anchors.