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Enrollment
627
High
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUCON VALLEY SD·NCES 421173005352
Saucon Valley SHS
2100 Polk Valley Rd, Hellertown, PA 18055 · (610) 838-7001 · Northampton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
187 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 159 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 168 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 155 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 23% |
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
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
74.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
63.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 65.6% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 SHS
Saucon Valley SHS's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saucon Valley SHS this school | 627 | 29.8% | 69.2% |
| Lewisburg High School Lewisburg | 551 | 27.2% | 76.8% |
| Lampeter-Strasburg SHS Lampeter | 890 | 28.7% | 73.2% |
| Manheim Central SHS Manheim | 896 | 30.0% | 57.3% |
| Springfield Twp High School Erdenheim | 762 | 24.1% | 64.3% |
| Schuylkill Valley High School Leesport | 688 | 37.5% | 51.3% |
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 Saucon Valley SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #75 of 576 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #85 of 626 ▼ 25 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #107 of 626 ▼ 40 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #319 of 713 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #299 of 601 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #224 of 604 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #535 of 619 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #72 of 373 | #1 of 8 |
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
627
-97 (-13%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
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 | 627 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 30% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 30% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 47.3 | 13.7:1 | 20% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 17% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 755 | 57.6 | 13.1:1 | 21% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 737 | 60 | 12.3:1 | 21% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 56 | 14.0:1 | 11% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 8% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saucon Valley SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (755 to 627); teachers down 22% (57.6 to 45).
About Saucon Valley SHS
Saucon Valley SHS is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. It reported 627 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Saucon Valley SD, which runs Saucon Valley SHS, has 3 schools and 1,853 students.
More than half of enrollment at Saucon Valley SHS is White: 76%. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Northampton County residents are about 74% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Saucon Valley SHS has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1. The school has 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Northampton County, the school's rate is lower.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.8%.
The school's county is Northampton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $89,184 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Saucon Valley SHS shares Northampton County with 59 other public schools.
Saucon Valley SHS's nearest public school is Saucon Valley Middle School (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Saucon Valley SHS. By average proficiency, Saucon Valley SHS is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Saucon Valley SHS is Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 724 (2020-21) to 627 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Saucon Valley SHS can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
Other schools in Hellertown
- Saucon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Saucon Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
Nearby schools
- Saucon Valley Middle School0.2 mi · 599
- Saucon Valley Elementary School0.2 mi · 627
- Donegan Elementary School3.2 mi · 467
- Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts3.7 mi · 550
- Broughal Middle School3.8 mi · 520
- Freemansburg Elementary School3.8 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Saucon Valley SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Saucon Valley SHS?
Saucon Valley SHS enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Saucon Valley SHS serve?
Saucon Valley SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Saucon Valley SHS?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Saucon Valley SHS.
What is the student diversity at Saucon Valley SHS?
Student demographics at Saucon Valley SHS are roughly 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Saucon Valley SHS in?
Saucon Valley SHS is part of Saucon Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.