Nazareth Area Middle School

Nazareth Area Middle School, located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, is a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 775 students. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Pennsylvania.

Nazareth Area SD (6 schools, 4,884 students) runs Nazareth Area Middle School.

Of every 100 students at Nazareth Area Middle School, about 74 are White. It is also 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Northampton County residents, the White share is about 74%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Nazareth Area Middle School scores 43%.

There are 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.2:1. On the income side, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Northampton County is 61%.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Nazareth Area Middle School is 6.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.0% actual, 65.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.

Northampton County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,184, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northampton County's 60 public schools enroll about 38,316 students and include Nazareth Area Middle School.

Nazareth Area Intermediate School is less than a tenth of a mile from Nazareth Area Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Nazareth Area Middle School is 6th among 8 schools close by.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 794 to 775. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.7 to 13.1 over 4 years.

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