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Easton Area Middle School

Q: Is Easton Area Middle School a good school?

Easton Area Middle School ranks 528 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Easton Area Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Easton Area School District, with 1,904 students, making it the largest middle school in the analysis.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($19,042 in 2022-2023) than the state average, Easton Area Middle School consistently underperforms on standardized tests, with only 20.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 32.2% for the district and 41.7% for Pennsylvania. The school also lags behind in English Language Arts, with 43.3% proficient compared to 48.5% statewide. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with Asian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students ranking in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools, and the performance for English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students being particularly concerning.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Bangor Area Middle School, Saucon Valley Middle School, and Nazareth Area Middle School, which all rank significantly higher and have stronger academic performance, Easton Area Middle School faces significant challenges. The school's high dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 2.2% over the past few years, also suggest a need for more effective educational strategies to support student success.

1,879

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,823

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 Echo Trail
Easton, PA 18040

(610) 250-2460

District: Easton Area School District

Students who attend Easton Area Middle School usually attend:

High:

Easton Area High School

Feeder schools for Easton Area Middle School:

Elementary:	Cheston Elementary School
	Forks Elementary School
	March Elementary School
	Palmer Elementary School
	More...
	Paxinosa Elementary School
	Shawnee Elementary School
	Tracy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.4%

Hispanic:

33.4%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2018 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (32% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 21 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

Pennsylvania avg45%

528^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 33% (2018) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

360^th of 606Easton Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	528 of 873	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	598 of 891	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	608 of 893	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	577 of 883	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	506 of 797	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	613 of 891	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	575 of 861	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	157 of 393	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	190 of 408	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	231 of 421	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	100 of 138	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	97 of 145	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	112 of 144	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	277 of 643	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	460 of 672	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	478 of 660	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	98 of 145	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	138 of 150	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	139 of 143	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	529 of 835	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	601 of 860	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	209 of 348	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	262 of 362	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	235 of 362	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	633 of 843	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	666 of 877	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	679 of 874	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	500 of 839	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	586 of 870	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	145 of 174	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	138 of 199	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	143 of 187	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	343 of 649	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	503 of 673	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	529 of 681	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)60th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-5 vs state

Math20%-21 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Easton Area Middle School

Is Easton Area Middle School a good school?

Easton Area Middle School ranks 528^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Easton Area Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,879 students attended Easton Area Middle School.

What district is Easton Area Middle School in?

Easton Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Easton Area Middle School?

Students at Easton Area Middle School are 38% White, 33% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Easton Area Middle School attend?

Students who attend Easton Area Middle School usually go on to attend Easton Area High School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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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