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Enrollment
502
High
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN LEHIGH SD·NCES 421767002818
Northern Lehigh SHS
1 Bulldog Ln, Slatington, PA 18080 · (610) 767-9832 · Lehigh County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
481 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Northern Lehigh SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 48.1% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like Northern Lehigh SHS
Northern Lehigh SHS's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lehigh SHS this school | 502 | 95.8% | 47.1% |
| Mount Carmel Area High School Mount Carmel | 503 | 98.6% | 38.2% |
| Octorara Area JSHS Atglen | 703 | 99.6% | 39.8% |
| Shamokin Area High School Shamokin | 675 | 98.5% | 34.9% |
| Mid Valley Secondary Center Throop | 898 | 98.2% | 48.5% |
| Dover Area High School Dover | 979 | 98.7% | 57.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Northern Lehigh SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #348 of 576 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #319 of 626 ▼ 127 | #6 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #361 of 626 ▲ 65 | #7 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #405 of 713 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #319 of 601 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #209 of 604 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #210 of 619 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #337 of 373 | 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. 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
502
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 502 | 35.7 | 14.1:1 | 96% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 35.9 | 13.4:1 | 100% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 36.3 | 13.4:1 | 68% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 38.6 | 13.3:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 38% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 28% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 15% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 35 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Lehigh SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (512 to 502); teachers down 7% (38.6 to 35.7).
About Northern Lehigh SHS
Northern Lehigh SHS serves students in Slatington, Pennsylvania, as a low-enrollment high school. Its 502 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
Across its 4 schools, Northern Lehigh SD enrolls 1,616 students. Northern Lehigh SHS is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Northern Lehigh SHS, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Lehigh County, the White share is about 62%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1 at Northern Lehigh SHS, with 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 96% of enrollment. That is 26 points above the 70% average for public schools in Lehigh County.
The allk12 Grade for Northern Lehigh SHS is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.5% for Northern Lehigh SHS. The school posts 47.1%, 10.6 points above the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lehigh County, the median household income is $80,079, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Northern Lehigh SHS is one of 83 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Northern Lehigh SHS to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Northern Lehigh Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Northern Lehigh SHS is 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 24 more students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Northern Lehigh SHS. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Lehigh SD
- Slatington Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Peters Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Northern Lehigh Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
Other schools in Slatington
- Slatington Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Peters Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Northern Lehigh Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Lehigh Middle School0.1 mi · 238
- Slatington Elementary School0.3 mi · 487
- S S Palmer Elementary School2.9 mi · 399
- Parkside Education Center2.9 mi · 150
- Peters Elementary School3.0 mi · 389
- Palmerton Area Junior High School3.5 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Lehigh SHSHow many students attend Northern Lehigh SHS?
Northern Lehigh SHS enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Northern Lehigh SHS serve?
Northern Lehigh SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Northern Lehigh SHS?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Northern Lehigh SHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northern Lehigh SHS?
At Northern Lehigh SHS, the student body is approximately 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northern Lehigh SHS in?
Northern Lehigh SHS is part of Northern Lehigh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.