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Southern Lehigh Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Southern Lehigh Intermediate School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in the Southern Lehigh School District located in Bethlehem, PA. With an enrollment of 689 students, the school has consistently outperformed the state average in academic proficiency, particularly in math and science.

Southern Lehigh Intermediate School's academic performance is exceptional, with projected PSSA Math proficiency of 72.5% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 41.7%. Similarly, the school is projected to have 68.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, surpassing the state average of 48.5%. The school's science proficiency is also remarkably high, with 93.4% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, well above the state average of 65.8%. This strong academic performance is in stark contrast to nearby schools, such as Harrison-Morton Middle School and Broughal Middle School, which have significantly lower proficiency rates in math and English language arts.

The school's favorable socioeconomic factors, such as a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 10.77% to 18.29% in recent years, may contribute to its strong academic performance. This is significantly lower than the surrounding schools in the Allentown City School District and Bethlehem Area School District, which have over 89% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are also favorable, suggesting a well-resourced and effective educational program.

702

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,187

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5438 Route 378
Bethlehem, PA 18015

(610) 861-4040

District: Southern Lehigh School District

Students who attend Southern Lehigh Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Southern Lehigh Senior High School

Feeder schools for Southern Lehigh Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Hopewell Elementary School
	Liberty Bell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

Asian:

8.4%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (71% vs 45% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

Pennsylvania avg45%

139^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	88.9	139 of 1511	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	83 of 1526	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	90 of 1534	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	109 of 1534	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	134 of 1433	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	107 of 1544	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	139 of 1530	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.4	60 of 1547	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	83 of 1554	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	88.0	91 of 1474	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	82.2	153 of 1467	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	119 of 1519	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	83.2	113 of 1599	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	82.0	149 of 1597	90.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	35 of 151	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	54 of 168	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	55 of 160	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	127 of 1030	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	62 of 1084	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	61 of 1043	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	164 of 1466	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	103 of 1488	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	60 of 429	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	39 of 454	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	10 of 432	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	288 of 1369	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	190 of 1432	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	390 of 1414	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	111 of 1475	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	72 of 1495	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	161 of 1201	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	72 of 1229	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	97 of 1236	92.2%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math72%+31 vs state

English Language Arts69%+20 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
Southern Lehigh Intermediate School	Public	4-6	5438 Route 378	Bethlehem	18015	Lehigh 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
Southern Lehigh Middle School	Public	7-8	3715 Preston Lane	Center Valley	18034	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 282-3700	471	40	11.7	18.5%	381 (80.9%)	12 (2.5%)	36 (7.6%)	36 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	91.1	64^th of 873 public middle schools	92.7%		91.6	53^rd of 891 public middle schools	94.1%	11				62.1	51.2	56.5				74.4	63.8	68.9	$19,806	$361	$19,445
Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1610 East Emmaus Avenue	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-0234	296	26	11.6	93.2%	52 (17.6%)	63 (21.3%)	156 (52.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	17.5	701^st of 873 public middle schools	19.7%		23.8	661^st of 891 public middle schools	25.8%	40			7.4	2.5	1.4	4.9			43.6	18.5	23.9	30.8	$1,521	$1,521	$00
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
South Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	709 W Emaus Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4301	972	71	13.6	99.4%	58 (6.0%)	124 (12.8%)	707 (72.7%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.6%)	13.2	751^st of 873 public middle schools	14.0%		14.3	744^th of 891 public middle schools	16.5%	7			17.7	7.3	7.1	10.8			22.1	15.3	18.2	18.5	$20,946	$3,369	$17,577
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
Harrison-Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	137 N 2nd St	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5701	704	52	13.5	94.7%	49 (7.0%)	76 (10.8%)	520 (73.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	10	789^th of 873 public middle schools	9.6%		9.2	809^th of 891 public middle schools	9.2%	20			7.2	6.8	8.4	7.4			10.5	13.4	19.9	14.5	$23,798	$3,828	$19,970
Salisbury Middle School	Public	5-8	3301 Devonshire Rd	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 791-0830	448	37	12.1	49.1%	240 (53.6%)	26 (5.8%)	131 (29.2%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	60.7	328^th of 873 public middle schools	62.4%		55.8	406^th of 891 public middle schools	54.4%	78		45.4	28.1	35.6	25.9	33.6		46.4	57.6	56.2	52.9	53.3	$21,522	$573	$20,948
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
Francis D Raub Middle School	Public	6-8	102 S Saint Cloud St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5301	876	59	14.8	100.2%	39 (4.5%)	118 (13.5%)	656 (74.9%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	8.4	815^th of 873 public middle schools	6.6%		8.2	820^th of 891 public middle schools	8.0%	5			10.9	3.7	3.1	5.8			14.2	13.1	11.0	12.6	$19,824	$3,189	$16,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Lehigh Intermediate School

What high school do graduates of Southern Lehigh Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Southern Lehigh Intermediate School usually go on to attend Southern Lehigh Senior High School

How many students attend Southern Lehigh Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Southern Lehigh Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Southern Lehigh Intermediate School?

Students at Southern Lehigh Intermediate School are 78% White, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Southern Lehigh Intermediate School in?

Southern Lehigh School District

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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