Middle Schools in Lehighton Area School District

The Lehighton Area Middle School is the sole middle school serving the Lehighton Area School District in Pennsylvania. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 428 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2024-2025 to 496 out of 893 in 2022-2023. The school's performance on standardized tests, including the PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment), is generally below the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels.

Lehighton Area Middle School's proficiency rates in 2024-2025 were 30.5% in Math and 44.8% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% in Math and 48.5% in ELA. The school's Science proficiency rate in 2023-2024 was also lower than the district and state averages at 51.2%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 49.8%, indicating a significant proportion of students from low-income families.

The Lehighton Area School District as a whole is ranked 307 out of 606 in Pennsylvania and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. This suggests that the district may be facing challenges in providing quality education to its students, which could have implications for the resources and support available to Lehighton Area Middle School. To improve the school's performance, targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the academic and socioeconomic factors impacting student outcomes.