📍 2005 Chester Rd, Bethlehem, Northampton County, 18017
East Hills MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bethlehem, Northampton County. The school has 1,047 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethlehem Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Hills MS enrolls 1,047 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 9.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 557 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 36 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
490 of the school's 1,047 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 440 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Hills MS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 18, state house district 135.
East Hills MS is one of 22 schools in Bethlehem Area SD, based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,769 students district-wide and employs 963 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,047 students, East Hills MS is larger than the district average of about 580 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small