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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Across Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 73 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Liberty Bell El Sch leads the list at 80.3%, against a median of 53.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

80.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.3%

BEST IN READING · LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Liberty Bell El Sch	Coopersburg, PA	Southern Lehigh SD	Elementary	445	80.3%
2	Parkland HS	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	High	3,279	79.9%
3	Southern Lehigh SHS	Center Valley, PA	Southern Lehigh SD	High	1,013	79.5%
4	Alburtis El Sch	Alburtis, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	360	74.9%
5	Fred J. Jaindl El Sch	Breinigsville, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	433	74.9%
6	Salisbury SHS	Allentown, PA	Salisbury Township SD	High	546	74.8%
7	Eyer MS	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	Middle	804	74.3%
8	Emmaus HS	Emmaus, PA	East Penn SD	High	2,842	74.3%
9	Cetronia Sch	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	496	73.1%
10	Springhouse MS	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	Middle	1,329	72.3%
11	Fogelsville Sch	Breinigsville, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	480	71.8%
12	Parkway Manor Sch	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	569	71.5%
13	Hopewell El Sch	Center Valley, PA	Southern Lehigh SD	Elementary	426	71.2%
14	Kernsville Sch	Orefield, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	512	71.1%
15	Veterans Memorial El Sch	Breinigsville, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	451	70.8%
16	Wescosville El Sch	Wescosville, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	465	70.0%
17	Ironton Sch	Coplay, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	417	69.3%
18	Shoemaker El Sch	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	537	69.0%
19	Southern Lehigh MS	Center Valley, PA	Southern Lehigh SD	Middle	471	68.9%
20	Southern Lehigh Intermediate Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Southern Lehigh SD	Middle	702	68.9%
21	Northwestern Lehigh HS	New Tripoli, PA	Northwestern Lehigh SD	High	658	67.3%
22	Lower Macungie MS	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	Middle	1,041	66.9%
23	Willow Lane El Sch	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	593	66.9%
24	Macungie El Sch	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	529	65.3%
25	Orefield MS	Orefield, PA	Parkland SD	Middle	1,034	64.6%
26	Circle of Seasons CS	Fogelsville, PA	Circle of Seasons CS	Elementary	433	64.3%
27	Whitehall HS	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	High	1,462	63.7%
28	Northwestern Lehigh MS	New Tripoli, PA	Northwestern Lehigh SD	Middle	440	63.4%
29	Kratzer Sch	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	510	63.4%
30	Weisenberg El Sch	Kutztown, PA	Northwestern Lehigh SD	Elementary	425	62.3%
31	Lincoln El Sch	Emmaus, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	376	58.4%
32	Salisbury El Sch	Allentown, PA	Salisbury Township SD	Elementary	461	57.3%
33	Schnecksville Sch	Schnecksville, PA	Parkland SD	Elementary	465	56.9%
34	Jefferson El Sch	Emmaus, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	268	55.8%
35	Northern Lehigh SHS	Slatington, PA	Northern Lehigh SD	High	502	54.6%
36	Seven Generations CS	Emmaus, PA	Seven Generations CS	Elementary	497	53.6%
37	Calypso El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	222	53.3%
38	Salisbury MS	Allentown, PA	Salisbury Township SD	Middle	448	53.3%
39	Lehigh Parkway El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	276	48.6%
40	Northern Lehigh MS	Slatington, PA	Northern Lehigh SD	Middle	238	47.9%
41	Whitehall-Coplay MS	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	Middle	975	46.9%
42	Zephyr El Sch	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	Elementary	598	46.5%
43	Northwestern Lehigh El Sch	New Tripoli, PA	Northwestern Lehigh SD	Elementary	396	45.2%
44	Nitschmann MS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Middle	731	45.1%
45	George D Steckel El Sch	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	Elementary	561	43.1%
46	Building 21 Allentown	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	415	37.2%
47	Slatington El Sch	Slatington, PA	Northern Lehigh SD	Elementary	487	37.0%
48	Catasauqua MS	Catasauqua, PA	Catasauqua Area SD	Middle	477	36.7%
49	Clearview El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	384	35.0%
50	William Allen HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	3,074	32.5%

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