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Best Middle Schools in Northampton County, PA

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Schools

10,801

Students

Districts

Top rankedNazareth Area Middle School124^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

Northampton Area Middle School up 81 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bangor Area Middle School 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 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
Bangor Area Middle School	Public	7-8	401 Five Points Richmond Rd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 599-7012	421	38	11.0	49.4%	355 (84.3%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	70.1	225^th of 873 public middle schools	74.2%		67.7	277^th of 891 public middle schools	68.9%	52				39.5	31.0	35.4				52.9	61.5	57.1	$19,875	$484	$19,391
DeFranco Elementary School	Public	5-6	267 Five Points Richmond Rd	Bangor	18013	Northampton County	Bangor Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 599-7013	413	32	12.9	55.9%	321 (77.7%)	6 (1.5%)	49 (11.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.5%)								(n/a)		53.9	52.2			53.1		47.9	53.1			50.4	$17,328	$513	$16,815
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	Northampton 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
Easton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1010 Echo Trail	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2460	1,879	141	13.3	99.8%	722 (38.4%)	298 (15.9%)	627 (33.4%)	92 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	133 (7.1%)	39.6	528^th of 873 public middle schools	39.5%		32.9	598^th of 891 public middle schools	32.9%	70			20.7	22.8	17.8	20.5			42.4	40.6	47.0	43.3	$18,823	$1,229	$17,594
Saucon Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2095 Polk Valley Rd	Hellertown	18055	Northampton County	Saucon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 838-7001	599	45	13.2	30.7%	455 (76.0%)	7 (1.2%)	87 (14.5%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	80	136^th of 873 public middle schools	84.4%		84.3	109^th of 891 public middle schools	87.8%	27		57.0	54.0	37.1	46.9	48.8		57.8	63.4	56.1	66.9	61.2	$22,454	$676	$21,778
Nazareth Area Middle School	Public	7-8	94 Friedenstahl Ave	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-3350	775	59	13.0	27.6%	571 (73.7%)	21 (2.7%)	109 (14.1%)	43 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	82.2	124^th of 873 public middle schools	85.8%		86.3	87^th of 891 public middle schools	90.2%	37				49.5	35.5	42.7				67.5	63.5	65.6	$20,102	$291	$19,811
Nazareth Area Intermediate School	Public	5-6	355 Tatamy Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 292-1111	752	53	14.2	29.5%	561 (74.6%)	17 (2.3%)	96 (12.8%)	48 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)								(n/a)		55.9	59.6			57.7		56.7	72.9			64.5	$18,425	$510	$17,915
Northampton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	1617 Laubach Ave	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 262-7817	1,175	84	13.9	49.4%	907 (77.2%)	36 (3.1%)	186 (15.8%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.3%)	54.3	393^rd of 873 public middle schools	55.0%		49	474^th of 891 public middle schools	46.8%	81			43.7	31.6	16.6	30.2			53.9	47.2	46.3	49.0	$19,428	$1,199	$18,229
Wind Gap Middle School	Public	4-8	1620 Teels Rd	Pen Argyl	18072	Northampton County	Pen Argyl Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 863-9093	510	44	11.5	52.7%	431 (84.5%)	12 (2.4%)	45 (8.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	50.7	427^th of 873 public middle schools	51.1%		64.3	320^th of 891 public middle schools	64.1%	107	60.3	36.9	15.1	19.5	30.8	32.1	31.3	40.8	44.5	50.0	58.9	45.9	$16,724	$505	$16,218
Joseph P. Liberati Intermediate School	Public	4-6	5438 Route 378	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton 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
Wilson Area Intermediate School	Public	5-8	2400 Firmstone St	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 373-6110	643	49	13.0	56.9%	281 (43.7%)	64 (10.0%)	228 (35.5%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.6%)	58.6	350^th of 873 public middle schools	59.9%		62.1	335^th of 891 public middle schools	62.4%	15		37.1	52.6	24.3	20.4	32.8		47.0	60.9	51.7	47.9	51.7	$17,867	$464	$17,403

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