Northeast MS

Set in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northeast MS is a mid-tier intermediate school, run under Bethlehem Area SD. It educates 715 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 20% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Bethlehem Area SD runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 12,717 students. Northeast MS is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Northeast MS logs that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 27% White, 14% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Northeast MS logs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Northampton County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, Northeast MS is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.5%; Northeast MS posts 22.3%, -24.2 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Northampton County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,184 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Northampton County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students), of which Northeast MS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Liberty HS, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northeast MS at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast MS has shrank 9%, going from 786 students in 2018 to 715 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 49% to 55%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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