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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Saucon Valley MS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUCON VALLEY SD·NCES 421173007274
Saucon Valley Middle School
2095 Polk Valley Rd, Hellertown, PA 18055 · (610) 838-7001 · Northampton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
184 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 5 | 155 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 140 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 28% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Saucon Valley Middle School→Saucon Valley SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Saucon Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 52.3% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Saucon Valley Middle School
Saucon Valley Middle School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saucon Valley Middle School this school | 599 | 30.7% | 58.7% |
| Pennridge North Middle School Perkasie | 510 | 28.2% | 59.8% |
| Martin Meylin Middle School Lampeter | 686 | 29.0% | 57.5% |
| Landisville Intrmd Center Landisville | 474 | 31.2% | 71.2% |
| Lower Dauphin Middle School Hummelstown | 781 | 32.9% | 48.4% |
| Schuylkill Valley Middle School Leesport | 691 | 38.6% | 43.5% |
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 Saucon Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #117 of 479 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #127 of 513 ▼ 39 | #3 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #138 of 513 ▼ 26 | #3 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #237 of 522 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #276 of 486 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #237 of 486 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #408 of 510 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #127 of 332 | #3 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
599
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 599 | 45.1 | 13.3:1 | 31% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 46.1 | 13.1:1 | 31% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 45.9 | 13.8:1 | 28% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 47 | 13.1:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 53.3 | 13.0:1 | 31% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 53 | 13.6:1 | 27% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 50 | 11.2:1 | 14% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 40 | 8.9:1 | 14% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saucon Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (693 to 599); teachers down 15% (53.3 to 45.1).
About Saucon Valley Middle School
Saucon Valley Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. The school counts 599 students across grades 5 through 8.
A total of 3 schools make up Saucon Valley SD, with 1,853 students enrolled.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at Saucon Valley Middle School. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Northampton County is about 74% White. Saucon Valley Middle School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Saucon Valley Middle School counts 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.3 students for each one. Middle schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.2:1. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Northampton County, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public middle schools, Saucon Valley Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Saucon Valley Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (58.7%) and its predicted rate (64.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Northampton County, median household income is about $89,184, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Northampton County number 60 and enroll about 38,316.
Saucon Valley Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Saucon Valley Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 58.7% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 614 in 2020-21 to 599 in 2024-25, a change of 15 students.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Saucon Valley SD
- Saucon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Saucon Valley SHSHigh · 627 students
Other schools in Hellertown
- Saucon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Saucon Valley SHSHigh · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Saucon Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 627
- Saucon Valley SHS0.2 mi · 627
- Donegan Elementary School3.1 mi · 467
- Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts3.6 mi · 550
- Broughal Middle School3.7 mi · 520
- Freemansburg Elementary School3.9 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Saucon Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Saucon Valley Middle School?
Saucon Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Saucon Valley Middle School serve?
Saucon Valley Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Saucon Valley Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Saucon Valley Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Saucon Valley Middle School?
At Saucon Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Saucon Valley Middle School in?
Saucon Valley Middle School is part of Saucon Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.