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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northeast MS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
715
Middle
DISTRICT 733 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHLEHEM AREA SD·NCES 420357003462
Northeast Middle School
1170 Fernwood St, Bethlehem, PA 18018 · (610) 868-8581 · Northampton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
519 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 256 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 31% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
14.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 13.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northeast Middle School
Northeast Middle School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Middle School this school | 715 | 72.6% | 22.3% |
| Reynolds Middle School Lancaster | 511 | 87.5% | 28.8% |
| Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate School Mount Penn | 434 | 59.7% | 33.8% |
| Wheatland Middle School Lancaster | 453 | 85.2% | 22.4% |
| Broughal Middle School Bethlehem | 520 | 85.4% | 14.2% |
| Jackson Middle School Lancaster | 524 | 84.5% | 15.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northeast Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #442 of 479 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #441 of 513 ▲ 9 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #449 of 513 ▲ 13 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #164 of 522 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #160 of 486 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #77 of 486 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #174 of 510 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #188 of 332 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
715
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 715 | 59.3 | 12.1:1 | 73% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 61.4 | 11.5:1 | 73% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 60.5 | 12.0:1 | 75% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 58 | 12.5:1 | 72% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | 59.6 | 13.2:1 | 76% (597) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 59 | 13.2:1 | 75% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 60 | 14.3:1 | 69% (593) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 66 | 11.1:1 | 52% (383) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 51 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (786 to 715); teachers unchanged (59.6 to 59.3).
About Northeast Middle School
Students in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, attend Northeast Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 715 students enrolled. That is 20% bigger than the average of about 594 students for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Bethlehem Area SD oversees Northeast Middle School and 21 other schools, with 12,717 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Northeast Middle School is 55% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 27% White, 14% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 40 points above the 16% share among Northampton County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeast Middle School is 12.1:1, based on 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, 13.2:1, is higher. Northeast Middle School counts 73% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Northampton County is 61%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Northeast Middle School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Pennsylvania. Predicted: 46.5%. Actual: 22.3%.
The school's county is Northampton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $89,184, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Northampton County number 60, with about 38,316 students.
Among nearby public schools, Liberty High School is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 32.2%, higher than Northeast Middle School's 22.3%.
Northeast Middle School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 715, starting from 723.
The allk12 page for Northeast Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Bethlehem Area SD
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,541 students
- Freedom High SchoolHigh · 1,792 students
- East Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Nitschmann Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Fountain Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Bethlehem
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,541 students
- Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,878 students
- Freedom High SchoolHigh · 1,792 students
- East Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Nitschmann Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Southern Lehigh Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 702 students
Other Northeast Middle schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Northeast Middle. Northeast Middle School is the 8th largest of the 13.
- Northeast Middle SchoolReading, PA · 868 students
- Northeast MiddleClarksville, TN · 1,074 students
- Northeast MiddlePasadena, MD · 901 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLECREVE COEUR, MO · 812 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolJackson, TN · 804 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty High School0.5 mi · 2,541
- Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS0.5 mi · 457
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.6 mi · 238
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 355
- Marvine Elementary School1.0 mi · 265
- William Penn Elementary School1.0 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northeast Middle School?
Northeast Middle School enrolls approximately 715 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northeast Middle School serve?
Northeast Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Northeast Middle School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Northeast Middle School.
How diverse is Northeast Middle School?
Northeast Middle School reports a student body of 27% White, 55% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northeast Middle School in?
Northeast Middle School is part of Bethlehem Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.