📍 850 Pine street, Catasauqua, Lehigh County, 18032
Catasauqua MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Catasauqua, Lehigh County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catasauqua Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Catasauqua MS enrolls 448 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
448 of the school's 448 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 448 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Catasauqua MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 133.
Catasauqua MS is one of 3 schools in Catasauqua Area SD, based in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,537 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 448 students, Catasauqua MS is close to the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large