📍 800 Blue Mountain Dr, Walnutport, Northampton County, 18088
Lehigh El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Walnutport, Northampton County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northampton Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lehigh El Sch enrolls 492 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 431 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 492 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Lehigh El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 40, state house district 183.
Lehigh El Sch is one of 6 schools in Northampton Area SD, based in Northampton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,124 students district-wide and employs 365 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, Lehigh El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 854 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe