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Enrollment
1,866
High
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHAMPTON AREA SD·NCES 421737003505
Northampton Area High School
1619 Laubach Ave, Northampton, PA 18067 · (610) 262-7812 · Northampton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,866 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
761 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 473 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 462 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 450 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 481 | 26% |
Student demographics
36%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
Feeds from
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
67.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 29.9% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Where Northampton Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #310 of 576 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #271 of 626 | #5 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #195 of 626 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,866 | #42 of 713 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #480 of 601 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #249 of 604 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #453 of 619 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #208 of 221 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,866
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,275
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,866 | 116.1 | 16.1:1 | 41% (761) |
| 2023-24 | 1,854 | 125.2 | 14.8:1 | 41% (761) |
| 2022-23 | 1,862 | 118.2 | 15.8:1 | 31% (585) |
| 2020-21 | 1,864 | 141 | 13.2:1 | 24% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 1,849 | 95.6 | 19.4:1 | 24% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 1,759 | 95 | 18.5:1 | 26% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 1,856 | 118 | 15.7:1 | 20% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 1,732 | 85 | 20.4:1 | 4% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 1,275 | 76 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northampton Area High School.
About Northampton Area High School
Northampton Area High School operates as a large high school in Northampton, Pennsylvania. It educates 1,866 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 153% above the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Northampton Area SD is responsible for 6 schools, Northampton Area High School included, with 5,113 students in all.
Roughly 78% of students at Northampton Area High School are White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Northampton Area High School counts 116.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.1 students for each one. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 16.1:1 here. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Northampton County is 61%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Northampton Area High School is -10.4 points: 49.7% actual, 60.1% predicted.
Census estimates describe Northampton County this way: the median household income is $89,184, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Northampton County has 60 public schools and roughly 38,316 students.
The nearest other public school, Northampton Area Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.1%; Northampton Area High School's is 49.7%, ranking 2nd of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,864 to 1,866, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
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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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,175 students
- Colonel John Siegfried Elementary SchoolElementary · 808 students
- Lehigh Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- George Wolf Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Other schools in Northampton
- Northampton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,175 students
- Colonel John Siegfried Elementary SchoolElementary · 808 students
- Catasauqua SHSHigh · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Northampton Area Middle School0.2 mi · 1,175
- Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School0.2 mi · 808
- Catasauqua SHS1.4 mi · 467
- Catasauqua Middle School2.5 mi · 477
- Innovative Arts Academy CS2.6 mi · 477
- Clarence M Gockley Elementary School2.8 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Northampton Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northampton Area High School?
Northampton Area High School enrolls approximately 1,866 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Northampton Area High School serve?
Northampton Area High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Northampton Area High School have?
Northampton Area High School employs 116 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Northampton Area High School?
Northampton Area High School reports a student body of 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Northampton Area High School?
Northampton Area High School is overseen by Northampton Area SD in Northampton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.