Nazareth Area MS

Located at 94 Friedenstahl Ave, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Nazareth Area MS is a mid-sized intermediate school that enrolls 775 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within Nazareth Area SD. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Nazareth Area MS is one of 6 schools operated by Nazareth Area SD, a district that enrolls 4,884 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Nazareth Area MS lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Northampton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Nazareth Area MS shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Northampton County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Nazareth Area MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.8%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Northampton County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,184, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Nazareth Area MS is one of 60 public schools in Northampton County (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students).

Nearest neighbor: Nazareth Area Intermediate Sch, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nazareth Area MS at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.0%.

Nazareth Area MS operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nazareth Area MS has showed little movement, going from 761 students in 2018 to 775 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 74%.

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