East Hills MS

East Hills MS, a well-populated intermediate school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, overseen by Bethlehem Area SD, instructs 966 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 63% larger than typical.

Bethlehem Area SD runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 12,717 students. East Hills MS is one of those campuses.

Demographically, East Hills MS logs that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Northampton County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, East Hills MS lists 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Northampton County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Hills MS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.0%; this one comes in at 36.2%, -18.9 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Northampton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $89,184 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. East Hills MS is one of 60 public schools in Northampton County (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students).

Freedom HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Hills MS at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.3%.

East Hills MS operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. East Hills MS's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,047 (now 966). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 26% to 31%.

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