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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 70 qualifying public schools. Innovative Arts Academy CS leads the list at 8.9%, against a median of 52.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Best % Proficient

8.9%

Median % Proficient

52.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Innovative Arts Academy CS	Catasauqua, PA	Innovative Arts Academy CS	High	70.6%	477	8.9%
2	Francis D Raub MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Middle	100%	876	10.7%
3	Harrison-Morton MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Middle	94.7%	704	12.6%
4	Fountain Hill El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	82.8%	530	15.3%
5	Washington El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	99.2%	362	16.8%
6	South Mountain MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Middle	99.4%	972	17.1%
7	Building 21 Allentown	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	99.0%	415	17.6%
8	Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	99.9%	807	18.0%
9	Sheridan El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	97.1%	591	19.2%
10	Roosevelt El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	98.4%	631	19.9%
11	Central El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	100%	694	20.6%
12	Arts Academy Elementary CS	Allentown, PA	Arts Academy Elementary CS	Elementary	105%	425	21.0%
13	William Allen HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	99.1%	3,074	21.3%
14	Mosser El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	103%	551	21.6%
15	Louis E Dieruff HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	High	98.5%	1,914	24.8%
16	Jefferson El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	104%	522	24.9%
17	Arts Academy CS	Allentown, PA	Arts Academy CS	Middle	93.2%	296	24.9%
18	Ritter El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	92.0%	463	25.4%
19	Luis A. Ramos El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	101%	695	28.1%
20	Muhlenberg El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	97.5%	606	31.2%
21	Catasauqua MS	Catasauqua, PA	Catasauqua Area SD	Middle	98.1%	477	34.6%
22	Francis H Sheckler El Sch	Catasauqua, PA	Catasauqua Area SD	Elementary	96.9%	589	36.9%
23	James Buchanan El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	67.2%	253	38.9%
24	Northern Lehigh MS	Slatington, PA	Northern Lehigh SD	Middle	96.6%	238	40.8%
25	Whitehall-Coplay MS	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	Middle	102%	975	41.5%
26	Nitschmann MS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Middle	48.8%	731	42.5%
27	Slatington El Sch	Slatington, PA	Northern Lehigh SD	Elementary	101%	487	42.8%
28	Clearview El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	71.6%	384	43.1%
29	Salisbury MS	Allentown, PA	Salisbury Township SD	Middle	49.1%	448	44.3%
30	Northern Lehigh SHS	Slatington, PA	Northern Lehigh SD	High	95.8%	502	47.1%
31	Seven Generations CS	Emmaus, PA	Seven Generations CS	Elementary	35.6%	497	47.2%
32	George D Steckel El Sch	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	Elementary	98.8%	561	48.7%
33	Whitehall HS	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	High	102%	1,462	49.4%
34	Salisbury SHS	Allentown, PA	Salisbury Township SD	High	46.5%	546	52.2%
35	Lehigh Parkway El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	Elementary	97.1%	276	52.8%
36	Zephyr El Sch	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	Elementary	98.3%	598	53.1%
37	Northwestern Lehigh El Sch	New Tripoli, PA	Northwestern Lehigh SD	Elementary	28.5%	396	53.9%
38	Northwestern Lehigh MS	New Tripoli, PA	Northwestern Lehigh SD	Middle	24.8%	440	55.9%
39	Lower Macungie MS	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	Middle	40.7%	1,041	56.2%
40	Circle of Seasons CS	Fogelsville, PA	Circle of Seasons CS	Elementary	0.7%	433	56.6%
41	Lincoln El Sch	Emmaus, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	44.7%	376	58.8%
42	Calypso El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	Elementary	55.0%	222	59.2%
43	Orefield MS	Orefield, PA	Parkland SD	Middle	34.5%	1,034	59.6%
44	Salisbury El Sch	Allentown, PA	Salisbury Township SD	Elementary	52.7%	461	59.8%
45	Jefferson El Sch	Emmaus, PA	East Penn SD	Elementary	42.9%	268	60.2%
46	Emmaus HS	Emmaus, PA	East Penn SD	High	33.3%	2,842	62.0%
47	Eyer MS	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	Middle	26.5%	804	62.6%
48	Parkland HS	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	High	34.2%	3,279	65.3%
49	Northwestern Lehigh HS	New Tripoli, PA	Northwestern Lehigh SD	High	25.1%	658	65.3%
50	Southern Lehigh MS	Center Valley, PA	Southern Lehigh SD	Middle	18.5%	471	65.7%

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