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Enrollment
478
Middle
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEHIGHTON AREA SD·NCES 421350001314
Lehighton Area Middle School
301 Beaver Run Rd, Lehighton, PA 18235 · (610) 377-6535 · Carbon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
251 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 157 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 35% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Lehighton Area Middle School→Lehighton Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lehighton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
30.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 28.7% |
% 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Lehighton Area Middle School
Lehighton Area Middle School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehighton Area Middle School this school | 478 | 52.5% | 39.4% |
| Hamburg Area Middle School Hamburg | 482 | 54.4% | 35.9% |
| Wind Gap Middle School Pen Argyl | 510 | 52.7% | 46.3% |
| Milton Area Middle School Milton | 445 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| Bangor Area Middle School Bangor | 421 | 49.4% | 48.3% |
| Eastern York Middle School Wrightsville | 527 | 50.7% | 45.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Lehighton Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #350 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #332 of 513 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #341 of 513 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #317 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #55 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #306 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #240 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.4% | #15 of 332 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
478
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 478 | 43.6 | 10.9:1 | 53% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 45.1 | 11.2:1 | 50% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 50.2 | 10.2:1 | 52% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 55% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 55.1 | 13.7:1 | 51% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 56 | 14.0:1 | 51% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 55 | 12.9:1 | 36% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 860 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 25% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lehighton Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (752 to 478); teachers down 21% (55.1 to 43.6).
About Lehighton Area Middle School
Lehighton Area Middle School is a small middle school in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 478 students.
Lehighton Area SD enrolls 2,113 students, and its 3 schools include Lehighton Area Middle School.
Roughly 82% of students at Lehighton Area Middle School are White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Teacher count: 43.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.9:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 53%. Across public schools in Carbon County, the average is 65%.
Lehighton Area Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Lehighton Area Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.4%, compared with a predicted 55.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Carbon County, median household income comes to about $67,554, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 8,111 students.
Lehighton Area Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Lehighton Area Elementary Center, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Lehighton Area Middle School, there are 5 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lehighton Area Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% decline, from 542 to 478. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Lehighton Area Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,382
Census ACS
Median income
$67,554
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lehighton Area SD
- Lehighton Area Elementary CenterElementary · 1,005 students
- Lehighton Area High SchoolHigh · 630 students
Other schools in Lehighton
- Lehighton Area Elementary CenterElementary · 1,005 students
- Lehighton Area High SchoolHigh · 630 students
- Towamensing Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Lehighton Area Elementary Center0.4 mi · 1,005
- Lehighton Area High School0.5 mi · 630
- Jim Thorpe Area High School3.1 mi · 490
- L B Morris Elementary School3.3 mi · 615
- Carbon Career & Technical Institute3.5 mi · 375
- Panther Valley Elementary School5.1 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Lehighton Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lehighton Area Middle School?
Lehighton Area Middle School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lehighton Area Middle School serve?
Lehighton Area Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lehighton Area Middle School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Lehighton Area Middle School.
How diverse is Lehighton Area Middle School?
Lehighton Area Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lehighton Area Middle School?
Lehighton Area Middle School is overseen by Lehighton Area SD in Carbon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.