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Northampton Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,256 students in Northampton Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Northampton Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
5,219 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
364 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Northampton Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#231 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
57%
Graduation Rate
90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
25 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
742 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
16%
# Black Students
166 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
3%
21%
# White Students
4,142 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
79%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
143 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
311
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
343
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
357
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
344
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
368
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
378
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
396
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
430
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
430
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
493
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
507
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
405
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
457
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,887 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,407 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$114 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$117 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,887
$23,649
Spending / Student
$22,407
$23,073
Best Northampton Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northampton Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1617 Laubach Ave
Northampton, PA 18067
(610) 262-7817
Northampton, PA 18067
(610) 262-7817
Grades: 6-8
| 1,256 students
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