📍 600 Diamond St, Slatington, Lehigh County, 18080
Northern Lehigh MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Slatington, Lehigh County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northern Lehigh SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northern Lehigh MS enrolls 224 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 167 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 224 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 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.
Northern Lehigh MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 16, state house district 183.
Northern Lehigh MS is one of 4 schools in Northern Lehigh SD, based in Slatington, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,627 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, Northern Lehigh MS is smaller than the district average of about 407 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe