Lower Nazareth El Sch

Lower Nazareth El Sch, an average-sized elementary campus in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, run under Nazareth Area SD, works with 615 students, covering grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 6 schools in Nazareth Area SD (4,884 students total), Lower Nazareth El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lower Nazareth El Sch records that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Northampton County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Northampton County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lower Nazareth El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Northampton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,184 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lower Nazareth El Sch 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 2.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lower Nazareth El Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lower Nazareth El Sch has ticked up 81%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 615 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 82% to 72%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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