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

Across Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 57 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts leads the list at 87.8%, against a median of 51.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.9%

BEST IN READING · NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Bethlehem, PA	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	High	550	87.8%
2	Lower Nazareth El Sch	Nazareth, PA	Nazareth Area SD	Elementary	615	80.6%
3	Williams Township El Sch	Easton, PA	Wilson Area SD	Elementary	249	77.6%
4	Hanover El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	205	75.5%
5	Saucon Valley SHS	Hellertown, PA	Saucon Valley SD	High	627	74.5%
6	Bangor Area HS	Bangor, PA	Bangor Area SD	High	883	74.0%
7	Nazareth Area HS	Nazareth, PA	Nazareth Area SD	High	1,607	73.9%
8	Wilson Area HS	Easton, PA	Wilson Area SD	High	709	69.2%
9	Northampton Area HS	Northampton, PA	Northampton Area SD	High	1,866	67.6%
10	Nazareth Area MS	Nazareth, PA	Nazareth Area SD	Middle	775	65.6%
11	Kenneth N Butz Jr El Sch	Nazareth, PA	Nazareth Area SD	Elementary	576	64.7%
12	Nazareth Area Intermediate Sch	Nazareth, PA	Nazareth Area SD	Middle	752	64.6%
13	Lehigh El Sch	Walnutport, PA	Northampton Area SD	Elementary	474	64.4%
14	Saucon Valley El Sch	Hellertown, PA	Saucon Valley SD	Elementary	627	63.6%
15	Saucon Valley MS	Hellertown, PA	Saucon Valley SD	Middle	599	61.3%
16	Shafer El Sch	Nazareth, PA	Nazareth Area SD	Elementary	559	61.2%
17	Tracy El Sch	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	Elementary	410	61.1%
18	Shawnee El Sch	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	Elementary	567	61.1%
19	Washington El Sch	Bangor, PA	Bangor Area SD	Elementary	375	59.8%
20	Farmersville El Sch	Easton, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	357	59.4%
21	Catasauqua SHS	Northampton, PA	Catasauqua Area SD	High	467	57.5%
22	Bangor Area MS	Bangor, PA	Bangor Area SD	Middle	421	57.0%
23	Wilson Borough El Sch	Easton, PA	Wilson Area SD	Elementary	285	55.7%
24	Miller Heights El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	328	54.4%
25	Palmer El Sch	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	Elementary	531	54.1%
26	Avona El Sch	Easton, PA	Wilson Area SD	Elementary	205	52.9%
27	Moore El Sch	Bath, PA	Northampton Area SD	Elementary	362	52.8%
28	Colonel John Siegfried El Sch	Northampton, PA	Northampton Area SD	Elementary	808	52.7%
29	Forks El Sch	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	Elementary	336	51.9%
30	Wilson Area Intermediate Sch	Easton, PA	Wilson Area SD	Middle	643	51.7%
31	Freedom HS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	High	1,792	51.2%
32	DeFranco El Sch	Bangor, PA	Bangor Area SD	Middle	413	50.4%
33	Asa Packer El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	314	50.3%
34	Spring Garden El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	532	49.0%
35	Northampton Area MS	Northampton, PA	Northampton Area SD	Middle	1,175	49.0%
36	Pen Argyl Area HS	Pen Argyl, PA	Pen Argyl Area SD	High	475	47.9%
37	March El Sch	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	Elementary	296	46.0%
38	Wind Gap MS	Pen Argyl, PA	Pen Argyl Area SD	Middle	510	45.9%
39	Easton Area HS	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	High	2,778	45.5%
40	Plainfield El Sch	Nazareth, PA	Pen Argyl Area SD	Elementary	434	45.0%
41	Liberty HS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	High	2,541	43.8%
42	East Hills MS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Middle	966	43.5%
43	Easton Area MS	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	Middle	1,879	43.3%
44	George Wolf El Sch	Bath, PA	Northampton Area SD	Elementary	428	42.2%
45	Governor Wolf El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	432	35.1%
46	Thomas Jefferson El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	238	32.0%
47	William Penn El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	242	29.6%
48	Northeast MS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Middle	715	29.1%
49	Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS	Bethlehem, PA	Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS	Elementary	457	28.8%
50	Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS	Easton, PA	Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS	Elementary	254	27.6%

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