Palmerton Area SD
Pennsylvania · 5 schools · 1,631 students
11.1%
Chronic Absence %
→
9.7%
Peer Benchmark
Rank #8245
Priority: 16/100
4,207
Recoverable Days
1.4 pts
Gap to Peers
12.8pp
Subgroup Disparity
5
Schools
Explanation
This school's chronic absenteeism rate is 11.1%, but peers in similar contexts achieve 9.7%. Closing this 1.4% gap across 1,631 students would recover approximately 4,207 attendance days per year.
Subgroup disparity score of 12.8% indicates meaningful differences in chronic absenteeism across student demographics.
Priority Score Breakdown
Trend Over Time
Schools in this District
| Rank | School | Enrollment | CA Rate | Recoverable Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21588 | Palmerton Area HS | 482 | 19.5% | 11,378 |
| 36151 | S S Palmer El Sch | 403 | 16.4% | 4,490 |
| 46413 | Palmerton Area JHS | 267 | 9.4% | 1,430 |
| 46721 | Towamensing El Sch | 324 | 9.6% | 1,346 |
| 80768 | Parkside Education Center | 155 | 0.6% | 0 |