Tamaqua Area Senior High School serves 662 learners in grades 9-12.

Tamaqua Area Senior High School placed in the upper 20% of all schools in Pennsylvania for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 20%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 70-74% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75-79% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 63%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Pennsylvania state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 8% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 34% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Tamaqua Area Senior High School’s learner population of 662 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 44 teachers has decreased by 6% over five school years.

School Comparison: Tamaqua Area Senior High School is ranked within the upper 20% of all 2,820 schools in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Tamaqua Area Senior High School is 0.15, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.53. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Tamaqua Area Senior High School is Panther Valley Junior Senior High School (7.5 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Tamaqua Area Middle School (0.0 miles away)