Northern Lehigh MS

Northern Lehigh MS operates as a modestly sized intermediate school in Slatington, Pennsylvania, part of Northern Lehigh SD. Current enrollment sits at 238 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 594.

Northern Lehigh SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,616 students. Northern Lehigh MS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Northern Lehigh MS reports that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northern Lehigh MS has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lehigh County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Northern Lehigh MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.2%, the actual is 40.8%, a residual of +4.6 points.

In the broader community, Lehigh County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,079 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northern Lehigh MS is one of 83 public schools in Lehigh County (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northern Lehigh SHS, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northern Lehigh MS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.9%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Northern Lehigh MS's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 243 (now 238). The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 74% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.