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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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
Palmerton Area Junior High School	0.0mi	Public	7-8	3529 Fireline Rd	Palmerton	18071	Carbon County	Palmerton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 826-2492	261	20	12.9	48.3%	233 (89.3%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	60.2	330^th of 873 public middle schools	62.2%		71.3	231^st of 891 public middle schools	74.1%	99				34.2	31.3	32.7				53.1	45.4	49.0	$16,788	$765	$16,023
Northern Lehigh Middle School	3.5mi	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
Lehighton Area Middle School	6.3mi	Public	6-8	301 Beaver Run Rd	Lehighton	18235	Carbon County	Lehighton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 377-6535	478	44	10.9	52.5%	391 (81.8%)	7 (1.5%)	55 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	50.6	428^th of 873 public middle schools	51.0%		49	472^nd of 891 public middle schools	47.0%	44			38.7	28.0	24.9	30.5			40.9	46.0	47.4	44.8	$19,666	$1,000	$18,666
Northampton Area Middle School	10.6mi	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
Northwestern Lehigh Middle School	10.7mi	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
Orefield Middle School	12.7mi	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
Whitehall-Coplay Middle School	12.7mi	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
Panther Valley Intermediate School	12.8mi	Public	4-6	678 Panther Pride Drive	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 645-2175	458	27	16.9	98.0%	315 (68.8%)	27 (5.9%)	80 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)								(n/a)	15.2	16.1	20.3			16.9	12.7	21.4	30.5			20.6	$10,230	$2,190	$8,041
Catasauqua Middle School	13.0mi	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
Pleasant Valley Middle School	13.0mi	Public	6-8	2233 Route 115	Brodheadsville	18322	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 402-1000	908	46	19.5		606 (66.7%)	57 (6.3%)	171 (18.8%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.3%)	51.7	415^th of 873 public middle schools	52.5%		54.4	421^st of 891 public middle schools	52.7%	6			45.4	24.0	30.3	33.8			53.7	40.0	34.3	43.3	$22,123	$1,218	$20,906

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