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Best Public Schools in Whitehall, PA

At a glance

Schools

4,170

Students

Top rankedWhitehall-Coplay Middle School383^rd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

Whitehall High School up 50 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

George D Steckel Elementary School 12.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Whitehall-Coplay School District in Pennsylvania consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools (Zephyr Elementary, Clarence M Gockley Elementary, and George D Steckel Elementary), 1 middle school (Whitehall-Coplay Middle School), and 1 high school (Whitehall High School). The district as a whole is ranked 302 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating a middle-of-the-pack performance.

Among the standout schools, George D Steckel Elementary has the highest math proficiency rates in the district, while Zephyr Elementary has the highest English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates. Whitehall High School also stands out for its relatively high graduation rate of 87.9% and low dropout rate of 1.4%. However, the high school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates are below the state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature.

The data also reveals that all schools in the Whitehall-Coplay School District have very high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 100% to 102.97%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This socioeconomic challenge may impact student learning and achievement across the district, despite the variation in performance among the individual schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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 (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Whitehall High School	Public	9-12	3800 Mechanicsville Rd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 437-5081	1,462	91	16.0	101.9%	687 (47.0%)	133 (9.1%)	509 (34.8%)	63 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	66 (4.5%)	53.7	351^st of 681 public high schools	48.5%		47.8	401^st of 686 public high schools	41.5%	50	40.2	49.0	63.7															$18,856	$702	$18,154
Whitehall-Coplay Middle School	Public	6-8	2930 Zephyr Blvd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 439-1439	975	65	15.0	102.4%	381 (39.1%)	90 (9.2%)	397 (40.7%)	47 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.6%)	55.1	383^rd of 873 public middle schools	56.1%		54.8	418^th of 891 public middle schools	53.1%	35							31.7	32.2	33.2	32.4				46.0	43.4	51.2	47.0	$16,506	$1,033	$15,473
George D Steckel Elementary School	Public	2-3	2928 Zephyr Blvd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 435-1521	561	44	12.7	98.8%	227 (40.5%)	49 (8.7%)	232 (41.4%)	23 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)								(n/a)				55.0						55.0	43.0						43.0	$17,883	$1,930	$15,953
Zephyr Elementary School	Public	4-5	2934 Zephyr Blvd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 871-3671	598	45	13.2	98.3%	211 (35.3%)	48 (8.0%)	277 (46.3%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	54.2	758^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.8%		55.6	783^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	48.7%	25					53.4	42.9				47.9		41.7	51.2				46.5	$15,913	$1,368	$14,545
Clarence M Gockley Elementary School	Public	K-1	2940 MacArthur Road	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 433-7551	574	44	13.0	97.7%	215 (37.5%)	50 (8.7%)	241 (42.0%)	31 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)								(n/a)																		$18,654	$2,582	$16,072

Cities Near Whitehall

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Catasauqua	1.2 mi	4	706^th
Northampton	1.89 mi	4	456^th
Allentown	2.88 mi	36	662^nd
Bethlehem	3.75 mi	25	589^th
Coplay	3.79 mi	1	72^nd

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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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