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Enrollment
658
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD·NCES 421785002821
Northwestern Lehigh High School
6493 Route 309, New Tripoli, PA 18066 · (610) 298-8661 · Lehigh County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
165 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 172 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Northwestern Lehigh SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
65.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 64.2% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Northwestern Lehigh High School
Northwestern Lehigh High School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Lehigh High School this school | 658 | 25.1% | 65.3% |
| Beaver Area SHS Beaver | 650 | 27.8% | 67.2% |
| Kennard-Dale High School Fawn Grove | 755 | 28.6% | 63.6% |
| Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg | 601 | 29.0% | 68.2% |
| Dallas SHS Dallas | 745 | 28.9% | 62.7% |
| Neshannock JSHS New Castle | 545 | 28.3% | 62.2% |
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 Northwestern Lehigh High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #103 of 576 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #75 of 626 ▼ 8 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #200 of 626 ▲ 53 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #302 of 713 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #199 of 601 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #385 of 604 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #564 of 619 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #151 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
658
-58 (-8%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 946
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 658 | 51.4 | 12.8:1 | 25% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 55 | 11.9:1 | 25% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 54.8 | 12.7:1 | 14% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 53.6 | 13.9:1 | 10% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 747 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 16% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 782 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 10% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 760 | 50 | 15.2:1 | 5% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 946 | 67 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwestern Lehigh High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (743 to 658); teachers down 4% (53.6 to 51.4).
About Northwestern Lehigh High School
Northwestern Lehigh High School is a public mid-sized high school in New Tripoli, Pennsylvania. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 658 students.
Northwestern Lehigh SD (4 schools, 1,919 students) runs Northwestern Lehigh High School.
At Northwestern Lehigh High School, 90% of students are White. Other students are 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 62% White share among all Lehigh County residents. The diversity index for Northwestern Lehigh High School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 12.8:1. At Northwestern Lehigh High School, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 70% for public schools in Lehigh County.
Northwestern Lehigh High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Northwestern Lehigh High School, the prediction is 66.9% and the result is 65.3%.
In Lehigh County, the median household earns about $80,079 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Lehigh County, 83 public schools serve about 56,984 students.
Northwestern Lehigh Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.8%; Northwestern Lehigh High School's is 65.3%, ranking 4th of 7.
NCES describes the area around Northwestern Lehigh High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 Northwestern Lehigh SD
- Northwestern Lehigh Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Weisenberg Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Northwestern Lehigh Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Other schools in New Tripoli
- Northwestern Lehigh Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Northwestern Lehigh Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Northwestern Lehigh Elementary School0.1 mi · 396
- Northwestern Lehigh Middle School0.3 mi · 440
- Peters Elementary School5.3 mi · 389
- Lehigh Career and Technical Institute6.2 mi · 22
- Weisenberg Elementary School6.3 mi · 425
- Schnecksville School6.4 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Northwestern Lehigh High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwestern Lehigh High School?
Northwestern Lehigh High School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 09-12.
Is Northwestern Lehigh High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwestern Lehigh High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Northwestern Lehigh High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Northwestern Lehigh High School.
What is the student diversity at Northwestern Lehigh High School?
Student demographics at Northwestern Lehigh High School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northwestern Lehigh High School in?
Northwestern Lehigh High School is part of Northwestern Lehigh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.