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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHAMPTON AREA SD·NCES 421737003499
Lehigh Elementary School
800 Blue Mountain Dr, Walnutport, PA 18088 · (610) 767-1192 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
208 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Northampton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 65.1% |
% 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Lehigh Elementary School
Lehigh Elementary School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Elementary School this school | 474 | 43.9% | 67.7% |
| Red Mill Elementary School Etters | 457 | 45.7% | 71.3% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Primary School Greencastle | 529 | 42.3% | N/A |
| Valley View Intrmd School Archbald | 548 | 45.1% | 46.2% |
| Blue Mountain El West School Friedensburg | 451 | 38.8% | 66.6% |
| ELCO Intermd School Myerstown | 505 | 49.3% | 49.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Lehigh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #362 of 1,396 | #5 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #433 of 1,511 ▼ 78 | #9 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #316 of 1,511 ▲ 122 | #5 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #604 of 1,638 | #12 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #642 of 1,528 | #18 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #1,037 of 1,531 | #33 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #1,096 of 1,600 | #25 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #740 of 1,045 | #20 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
474
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 474 | 37.5 | 12.6:1 | 44% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 39.7 | 12.4:1 | 42% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 38.4 | 12.8:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 38 | 12.0:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 37.2 | 13.8:1 | 31% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 25% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 19% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 9% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 37 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lehigh Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (515 to 474); teachers up 1% (37.2 to 37.5).
About Lehigh Elementary School
Lehigh Elementary School, located in Walnutport, Pennsylvania, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 474 students in kindergarten through 5.
Northampton Area SD enrolls 5,113 students in 6 schools, including Lehigh Elementary School.
Lehigh Elementary School is 85% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Northampton County overall, about 74% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
The school has 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school reported 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Northampton County report 61%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lehigh Elementary School is +8.9 points: 67.7% actual, 58.8% predicted.
The county, Northampton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,184 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lehigh Elementary School, Northampton County has 60 public schools.
Northern Lehigh Middle School is about 4.0 miles from Lehigh Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Lehigh Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.3% proficiency; Lehigh Elementary School posts 67.7%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% gain, from 456 to 474.
This page is set up for the Lehigh Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Northampton Area SD
- Northampton Area High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Northampton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,175 students
- Colonel John Siegfried Elementary SchoolElementary · 808 students
- George Wolf Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Other Lehigh Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lehigh Elementary. Lehigh Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLEHIGH ACRES, FL · 1,207 students
- Lehigh ElementaryMontclair, CA · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Lehigh Middle School4.0 mi · 238
- Northern Lehigh SHS4.1 mi · 502
- Slatington Elementary School4.2 mi · 487
- Parkside Education Center4.7 mi · 150
- S S Palmer Elementary School4.9 mi · 399
- Palmerton Area Junior High School5.1 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Lehigh Elementary SchoolHow large is Lehigh Elementary School?
Lehigh Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lehigh Elementary School serve?
Lehigh Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lehigh Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lehigh Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lehigh Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lehigh Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lehigh Elementary School in?
Lehigh Elementary School is part of Northampton Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.