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Best Middle Schools in Bethlehem, PA

At a glance

Schools

3,634

Students

Districts

Top rankedNitschmann Middle School390^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

East Hills Middle School up 47 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Broughal Middle School 11.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

The city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is home to 5 middle schools, serving students in grades 6-8. These schools vary significantly in their academic performance, with Southern Lehigh Intermediate School standing out as the top performer and Northeast Middle School and Broughal Middle School as the lowest-performing schools in the area.

Southern Lehigh Intermediate School boasts the highest test scores, with 72.5% of students proficient or better in Math and 68.9% in English Language Arts. In contrast, Northeast Middle School and Broughal Middle School struggle, with only 14.8% and 6.8% of students, respectively, reaching proficiency in Math, and 29.1% and 17.9% in English Language Arts.

The data suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in these performance disparities, as the schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates, Northeast Middle School and Broughal Middle School, also have the lowest test scores. Additionally, the top-performing Southern Lehigh Intermediate School is located in a different school district, the Southern Lehigh School District, suggesting that district-level factors may also contribute to the observed differences in academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Fernwood St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-8581	715	59	12.0	72.6%	190 (26.6%)	101 (14.1%)	394 (55.1%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	22.6	656^th of 873 public middle schools	24.9%		19	699^th of 891 public middle schools	21.5%	43			10.3	16.6	17.9	14.8			28.0	31.8	27.3	29.1	$20,290	$1,467	$18,823
Nitschmann Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 W. Union Blvd	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 866-5781	731	56	13.1	48.8%	378 (51.7%)	71 (9.7%)	243 (33.2%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	54.5	390^th of 873 public middle schools	55.3%		58.1	386^th of 891 public middle schools	56.7%	4			33.9	30.6	36.6	33.7			42.6	42.4	50.0	45.2	$18,457	$398	$18,059
Broughal Middle School	Public	6-8	114 West Morton Street	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-5041	520	45	11.5	85.4%	64 (12.3%)	60 (11.5%)	384 (73.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	10.7	778^th of 873 public middle schools	10.9%		10.5	787^th of 891 public middle schools	11.7%	9			6.9	8.1	5.7	6.8			15.6	19.1	19.1	17.9	$24,508	$2,341	$22,167
East Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2005 Chester Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-0541	966	73	13.2	52.7%	503 (52.1%)	99 (10.2%)	304 (31.5%)	35 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.9%)	45.4	488^th of 873 public middle schools	44.1%		42.6	535^th of 891 public middle schools	40.0%	47			27.5	28.4	23.3	26.1			45.5	42.7	42.4	43.5	$17,787	$219	$17,568
Southern Lehigh Intermediate School	Public	4-6	5438 Route 378	Bethlehem	18015	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 861-4040	702	45	15.6	17.9%	550 (78.3%)	12 (1.7%)	55 (7.8%)	59 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.0%)								(n/a)	80.0	72.9	64.9			72.5	65.3	64.0	77.4			68.9	$17,187	$313	$16,874

Cities Near Bethlehem

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freemansburg	2.33 mi	1	715^th
Allentown	2.68 mi	36	662^nd
Hellertown	2.81 mi	3	118^th
Center Valley	4.72 mi	3	62^nd
Easton	5.77 mi	19	448^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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