Jim Thorpe Area High School serves 584 learners in grade levels 9-12.

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

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 65-69% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) 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 14:1 is lower than the Pennsylvania state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 24% of the learner body (majority Black and Latino), which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 34% (majority Black).

Jim Thorpe Area High School places among the upper 20% of public schools in Pennsylvania for:

School Overview: Jim Thorpe Area High School’s learner population of 584 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 43 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Jim Thorpe Area High School is ranked within the upper 30% of all 2,820 schools in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Jim Thorpe Area High School is 0.41, 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 Jim Thorpe Area High School is Carbon Career & Technical Institute (0.4 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is L B Morris Elementary School (0.4 miles away)