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Enrollment
467
High
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATASAUQUA AREA SD·NCES 420516002798
Catasauqua SHS
2500 W Bullshead Rd, Northampton, PA 18067 · (610) 697-0111 · Northampton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
460 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 114 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 27% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Catasauqua Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 25.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Catasauqua SHS
Catasauqua SHS's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catasauqua SHS this school | 467 | 98.5% | 37.6% |
| Mahanoy Area JSHS Mahanoy City | 543 | 98.7% | 23.2% |
| Antietam High School Reading | 360 | 99.2% | 31.4% |
| Hanover Area JSHS Hanover Township | 977 | 97.9% | 24.5% |
| Franklin Towne CHS Philadelphia | 1,292 | 99.8% | 59.9% |
| Governor Mifflin SHS Shillington | 1,425 | 99.8% | 39.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Catasauqua SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #448 of 576 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #418 of 626 ▲ 16 | #10 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #334 of 626 ▲ 90 | #7 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #431 of 713 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #40 of 601 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #72 of 604 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #164 of 619 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #347 of 373 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
467
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 467 | 44.8 | 10.4:1 | 99% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 42.8 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 43.1 | 11.0:1 | 81% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 33.4 | 14.2:1 | 34% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 49% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 28% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 9% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 40 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catasauqua SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (473 to 467); teachers up 34% (33.4 to 44.8).
About Catasauqua SHS
Located in Northampton, Pennsylvania, Catasauqua SHS is a low-enrollment high school. It teaches 467 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Catasauqua SHS falls under Catasauqua Area SD, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,533 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Catasauqua SHS is White, with 46% of students. Other groups make up 39% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Northampton County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
For every teacher at Catasauqua SHS, there are about 10.4 students; the school has 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Northampton County is 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Catasauqua SHS lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Catasauqua SHS is +2.2 points: 37.6% actual, 35.4% predicted.
For Northampton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $89,184 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Northampton County number 60, with about 38,316 students.
Northampton Area Middle School sits about 1.2 miles from Catasauqua SHS. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Catasauqua SHS is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Catasauqua SHS in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 491 to 467, a 5% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.0:1 to 10.4:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catasauqua Area SD
- Francis H Sheckler Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Catasauqua Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
Other schools in Northampton
- Northampton Area High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Northampton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,175 students
- Colonel John Siegfried Elementary SchoolElementary · 808 students
Nearby schools
- Northampton Area Middle School1.2 mi · 1,175
- Northampton Area High School1.4 mi · 1,866
- Catasauqua Middle School1.4 mi · 477
- Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School1.5 mi · 808
- Francis H Sheckler Elementary School1.6 mi · 589
- Innovative Arts Academy CS1.7 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Catasauqua SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Catasauqua SHS?
Catasauqua SHS enrolls approximately 467 students in grades 09-12.
Is Catasauqua SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Catasauqua SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Catasauqua SHS?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Catasauqua SHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Catasauqua SHS?
At Catasauqua SHS, the student body is approximately 46% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Catasauqua SHS in?
Catasauqua SHS is part of Catasauqua Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.