Tamaqua Area School District
- TAMAQUA, PA
School District
Tamaqua Area School District
- TAMAQUA, PA
- Rating 4 out of 5 12 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade B minus
- Diversitygrade C+
- Teachersgrade B minus
- College Prepgrade B minus
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B
- Health & Safetygrade B minus
- Administrationgrade C+
- Sportsgrade B+
- Foodgrade C
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade C
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Elementary Schools in Tamaqua Area School District
Middle Schools in Tamaqua Area School District
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Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
61%
Percent Proficient - Math
40%
Average Graduation Rate
87%
Average SAT
1150
100 responses
Average ACT
27
9 responses
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Students
Diversity
grade C+
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
2,152
Free or Reduced Lunch
44.6%
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Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
National
17:1Average Teacher Salary
$70,565
Teachers in First/Second Year
5.2%
Finances
Expenses Per Student
$13,349 / student
National
$12,239- Cost of Livinggrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade B minus
- Housinggrade B minus
Median Household Income
$38,921
National
$62,843Median Rent
$716
National
$1,062Median Home Value
$62,800
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$217,500Tamaqua Area School District Reviews
Rating 4 out of 5 12 reviews
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As a graduate of Tamaqua Sr. High in 2004, my overall experience is excellent. Great support, understanding, and education from most faculty. They prepped and provided me the opportunity to attend LCCC with the Morgan Scholarship. The AP courses provided at the Sr. High level are wonderful. This is a great school if you care to actually take the time to be involved in your studies and educate yourself. There are always extra credit opportunities available to gain even more knowledge for college or your general future. Just ask your teachers for assistance and they are always more than willing to assist you! If you want to be involved in music and sports an any additional extra curriculars, these are available as well. Most importantly, remember this is high school and everyone will have a different level of experience. A life long piece of information to take with you: ignore adversity and always do what is best for you and your future! Life is short. Live it. Learn in it. Enjoy it!
My experience at tamaqua has been horrible, due to bullying, almost getting raped and no one taking care of it, and dismissing students when they need help the most. The change I would love to see in tamaqua is that admistration and faculty is more involved and shows they care about us! Another thing I would love to see change is our meal plans because they are very poor and don’t give us the nutritions we need, as well as some staff and teachers because they don’t preform as good as they should. Finally I would enjoy if they take bullying to a serious matter instead of rating it off based off of popularity, and actually handle the situation instead of making it worse! Overall I feel that if this school followed these guidelines people would enjoy coming to school more instead of skipping almost everyday
Tamaqua is a wonderful high school with vast learning opportunities, as they offer various AP courses in each subject. The community is amazing and the sports programs are outstanding. The musical and arts achievements of the school are superb and one of the best things about Tamaqua. Though a lot of students do not participate in any athletics or arts, our programs are excellent and can sustain anyone. The only negative thing I have to offer is that some teachers are only there for the paycheck, and not the students. Yes, Tamaqua has one of the best health care plans and teacher salary institutions, but sadly some are just not the best at their jobs.