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Nazareth Area High School

Q: Is Nazareth Area High School a good school?

Nazareth Area High School ranks 127 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 81% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Nazareth Area High School is a public high school serving 1,627 students in grades 9-12 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Nazareth Area School District, which is ranked 65 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nazareth Area High School consistently performs well academically, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better on Keystone Exams compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, 61.7% in Biology, and 73.9% in Literature, all significantly higher than the state averages. The school also maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate of 96.8% and a low dropout rate of 0.1%.

Compared to nearby high schools like Northampton Area High School, Catasauqua Senior High School, and Liberty High School, Nazareth Area High School outperforms them in academic metrics. The school's performance is generally strong across different student subgroups, though it may want to focus on improving the outcomes for its Asian and disabled student populations.

1,607

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,916

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 East Center Street
Nazareth, PA 18064

(610) 759-1730

District: Nazareth Area School District

Feeder schools for Nazareth Area High School:

Elementary:	Kenneth N Butz Junior Elementary School
	Lower Nazareth Elementary School
	Shafer Elementary School
Middle:	Nazareth Area Intermediate School
	Nazareth Area Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Asian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (66% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg52%

127^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 19%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 606Nazareth 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	79.0	127 of 681	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	176 of 686	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	127 of 674	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	164 of 634	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	181 of 537	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.0	89 of 693	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	64 of 673	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	84.1	62 of 663	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	80.8	90 of 677	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	77.4	130 of 680	80.9%	★★★★☆
2014	70.0	165 of 580	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	52.3	333 of 591	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	76.8	118 of 664	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	170 of 660	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	134 of 649	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	64.1	235 of 632	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.2	251 of 621	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	187 of 615	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.9	119 of 604	80.3%	★★★★☆
2005	64.7	226 of 593	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.1	146 of 590	75.3%	★★★★☆
2003	71.9	156 of 583	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	85.5	34 of 284	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	74 of 125	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	51 of 121	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	68 of 112	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	254 of 524	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	188 of 513	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	364 of 502	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	103 of 657	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	182 of 665	72.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	95 of 287	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	49 of 274	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	59 of 252	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	207 of 651	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	223 of 664	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	237 of 652	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	150 of 660	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	194 of 662	70.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	46 of 165	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	36.8	93 of 150	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	142 of 583	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	211 of 595	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	156 of 577	73.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)88th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2025)52nd percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature74%+12 vs state

Biology62%+12 vs state

Algebra I61%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, February 25, 2023

Worst school. Full of bullies. Administration does nothing to help. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

this school has decent academics and a couple of athletically/artistically talented kids but it is racist to the point where its hard to want to come to school every day, and admin doesnt do much about it. a kid gets suspended for saying f--- before suspension before the hard-r. sad. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

THERE IS SOO MUCH RASICM! Do not come here if you are a person a color. You will be called slurs! People here are also homophobic! Do not recommend this school. Close Quote

Schools Near Nazareth Area High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nazareth Area High School	Public	9-12	501 East Center Street	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-1730	1,607	103	15.6	26.2%	1,261 (78.5%)	36 (2.2%)	154 (9.6%)	99 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (3.2%)	79	127^th of 681 public high schools	81.4%		73	176^th of 686 public high schools	74.3%	49	61.1	61.7	73.9	$17,916	$114	$17,802
Career Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	5335 Kesslersville Road	Easton	18040	Northampton County	Career Institute of Technology	No	No	No	No	(610) 258-2857	13	22	.5	76.9%	9 (69.2%)	2 (15.4%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Easton Area High School	Public	9-12	2601 William Penn Hwy	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2481	2,778	167	16.6	103.0%	1,070 (38.5%)	478 (17.2%)	908 (32.7%)	154 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	163 (5.9%)	27.9	509^th of 681 public high schools	25.3%		27	519^th of 686 public high schools	24.3%	10	32.0	34.4	45.5	$17,688	$1,162	$16,526
Wilson Area High School	Public	9-12	424 Warrior Ln	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 373-6030	709	46	15.3	52.9%	359 (50.6%)	78 (11.0%)	188 (26.5%)	30 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.2%)	54.7	341^st of 681 public high schools	49.9%		66.8	232^nd of 686 public high schools	66.2%	109	35.5	49.4	69.2	$16,592	$88	$16,504
Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	3300 Chester Avenue	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(610) 866-8013	18	38	.4	83.3%	14 (77.8%)	1 (5.6%)	3 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Freedom High School	Public	9-12	3149 Chester Ave	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-5843	1,792	108	16.5	53.2%	763 (42.6%)	201 (11.2%)	721 (40.2%)	67 (3.7%)	5 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	26 (1.5%)	35.5	476^th of 681 public high schools	30.1%		34.2	488^th of 686 public high schools	28.9%	12	33.4	40.3	51.2	$19,061	$438	$18,623
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1115 Linden St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-7200	2,541	158	16.0	64.3%	880 (34.6%)	271 (10.7%)	1,269 (49.9%)	59 (2.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	55 (2.2%)	20.1	552^nd of 681 public high schools	18.9%		25.4	536^th of 686 public high schools	21.9%	16	23.8	29.1	43.8	$17,921	$239	$17,682
Pen Argyl Area High School	Public	9-12	501 W Laurel Ave	Pen Argyl	18072	Northampton County	Pen Argyl Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 863-1293	475	36	13.3	48.6%	383 (80.6%)	17 (3.6%)	48 (10.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	52.2	363^rd of 681 public high schools	46.7%		53	363^rd of 686 public high schools	47.1%		55.2	49.2	47.8	$23,410	$515	$22,895
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	321 E. Third St	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-2971	550	59	9.3	25.3%	308 (56.0%)	58 (10.5%)	149 (27.1%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	72	198^th of 681 public high schools	70.9%		78.9	122^nd of 686 public high schools	82.2%	76	41.4	58.9	87.8	$19,859	$430	$19,428
Catasauqua Senior High School	Public	9-12	2500 W Bullshead Rd	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 697-0111	467	45	10.4	98.5%	213 (45.6%)	29 (6.2%)	184 (39.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	33	485^th of 681 public high schools	28.8%		26.3	524^th of 686 public high schools	23.6%	39	29.2	32.8	57.5	$24,251	$1,126	$23,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Nazareth Area High School

What schools feed into Nazareth Area High School?

Nazareth Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kenneth N Butz Junior Elementary School
Elementary : Lower Nazareth Elementary School
Elementary : Shafer Elementary School
Middle : Nazareth Area Intermediate School
Middle : Nazareth Area Middle School

Is Nazareth Area High School a good school?

Nazareth Area High School ranks 127^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nazareth Area High School?

Students at Nazareth Area High School are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Nazareth Area High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,607 students attended Nazareth Area High School.

What district is Nazareth Area High School in?

Nazareth Area School District

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

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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