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Best Middle Schools in Lehigh County, PA

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10,876

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Top rankedSpringhouse Middle School61^st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

Salisbury Middle School up 78 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Eyer Middle School 11.2 students per teacher

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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 (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	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1610 East Emmaus Avenue	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-0234	296	26	11.6	93.2%	52 (17.6%)	63 (21.3%)	156 (52.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	17.5	701^st of 873 public middle schools	19.7%		23.8	661^st of 891 public middle schools	25.8%	40		7.4	2.5	1.4	4.9		43.6	18.5	23.9	30.8	$1,521	$1,521	$00
Harrison-Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	137 N 2nd St	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5701	704	52	13.5	94.7%	49 (7.0%)	76 (10.8%)	520 (73.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	10	789^th of 873 public middle schools	9.6%		9.2	809^th of 891 public middle schools	9.2%	20		7.2	6.8	8.4	7.4		10.5	13.4	19.9	14.5	$23,798	$3,828	$19,970
Francis D Raub Middle School	Public	6-8	102 S Saint Cloud St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5301	876	59	14.8	100.2%	39 (4.5%)	118 (13.5%)	656 (74.9%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	8.4	815^th of 873 public middle schools	6.6%		8.2	820^th of 891 public middle schools	8.0%	5		10.9	3.7	3.1	5.8		14.2	13.1	11.0	12.6	$19,824	$3,189	$16,636
South Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	709 W Emaus Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4301	972	71	13.6	99.4%	58 (6.0%)	124 (12.8%)	707 (72.7%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.6%)	13.2	751^st of 873 public middle schools	14.0%		14.3	744^th of 891 public middle schools	16.5%	7		17.7	7.3	7.1	10.8		22.1	15.3	18.2	18.5	$20,946	$3,369	$17,577
Trexler Middle School	Public	6-8	851 N 15th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4601	771	55	14.0	105.6%	39 (5.1%)	86 (11.2%)	597 (77.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	7.9	827^th of 873 public middle schools	5.3%		8.1	822^nd of 891 public middle schools	7.7%	5		5.9	2.6	2.7	3.7		17.4	11.1	14.8	14.4	$20,994	$3,377	$17,617
Catasauqua Middle School	Public	5-8	850 Pine street	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 264-4341	477	32	14.9	98.1%	224 (47.0%)	35 (7.3%)	179 (37.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.1%)	46.9	475^th of 873 public middle schools	45.6%		41.5	544^th of 891 public middle schools	38.9%	69	27.4	33.0	32.4	23.9	29.0	22.1	34.9	49.5	40.7	36.6	$18,331	$1,123	$17,208
Lower Macungie Middle School	Public	6-8	6299 Lower Macungie Road	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 395-8593	1,041	87	11.9	40.7%	646 (62.1%)	49 (4.7%)	246 (23.6%)	41 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.5%)	80	138^th of 873 public middle schools	84.2%		78.5	156^th of 891 public middle schools	82.5%	18		47.2	49.5	31.2	42.8		70.2	69.8	60.4	66.8	$19,242	$213	$19,029
Eyer Middle School	Public	6-8	5616 Buckeye Rd	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1600	804	71	11.2	26.5%	589 (73.3%)	22 (2.7%)	109 (13.6%)	45 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	90.1	74^th of 873 public middle schools	91.5%		84.6	106^th of 891 public middle schools	88.1%	32		57.7	55.9	43.3	52.2		77.0	76.6	69.4	74.3	$20,653	$149	$20,504
Northern Lehigh Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Diamond St	Slatington	18080	Lehigh County	Northern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 767-9812	238	20	11.6	96.6%	175 (73.5%)	6 (2.5%)	42 (17.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	48.6	450^th of 873 public middle schools	48.5%		58.3	383^rd of 891 public middle schools	57.0%	67			21.9	22.9	22.4			45.5	50.5	47.9	$22,753	$499	$22,254
Northwestern Lehigh Middle School	Public	6-8	6636 Northwest Rd	New Tripoli	18066	Lehigh County	Northwestern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 298-8661	440	34	12.8	24.8%	400 (90.9%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	80.6	132^nd of 873 public middle schools	84.9%		75.1	196^th of 891 public middle schools	78.0%	64		57.4	46.1	36.7	46.7		59.4	69.6	62.0	63.4	$21,476	$404	$21,073
Springhouse Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Springhouse Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5700	1,329	89	14.9	32.0%	707 (53.2%)	69 (5.2%)	242 (18.2%)	258 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.9%)	91.5	61^st of 873 public middle schools	93.0%		92.3	46^th of 891 public middle schools	94.8%	15		65.2	60.9	46.5	57.6		73.1	74.9	68.8	72.2	$19,689	$529	$19,160
Orefield Middle School	Public	6-8	2675 PA Route 309	Orefield	18069	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5750	1,034	76	13.5	34.5%	650 (62.9%)	44 (4.3%)	206 (19.9%)	83 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.7%)	84.3	110^th of 873 public middle schools	87.4%		82.9	117^th of 891 public middle schools	86.9%	7		70.2	49.1	36.6	53.0		68.9	63.6	60.7	64.6	$23,810	$531	$23,280
Salisbury Middle School	Public	5-8	3301 Devonshire Rd	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 791-0830	448	37	12.1	49.1%	240 (53.6%)	26 (5.8%)	131 (29.2%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	60.7	328^th of 873 public middle schools	62.4%		55.8	406^th of 891 public middle schools	54.4%	78	45.4	28.1	35.6	25.9	33.6	46.4	57.6	56.2	52.9	53.3	$21,522	$573	$20,948
Southern Lehigh Middle School	Public	7-8	3715 Preston Lane	Center Valley	18034	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 282-3700	471	40	11.7	18.5%	381 (80.9%)	12 (2.5%)	36 (7.6%)	36 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	91.1	64^th of 873 public middle schools	92.7%		91.6	53^rd of 891 public middle schools	94.1%	11			62.1	51.2	56.5			74.4	63.8	68.9	$19,806	$361	$19,445
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

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.