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Northampton Area Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1617 Laubach Ave
Northampton, PA 18067
Phone
(610) 262-7817
District
Northampton Area SD
County
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1235
Classroom Teachers
83

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.4% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Northampton Area Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
45%
52%
53%
39%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
43%
52%
53%
28%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
40%
38%
52%
18%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 391 31.7%
Grade 7 405 32.8%
Grade 8 439 35.5%
Total 1235 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.9% 80.5% 63.7%
Black 4.0% 3.2% 15.3%
Hispanic 16.5% 15.9% 15.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.0% 45.8% 60.5%
Free lunch eligible 43.7% 42.7% 58.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.3% 3.1% 1.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 44,028 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 460.4 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.5% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.8% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 22.6% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,510 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.4% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.3% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.5% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.0% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 5.5% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,359 $58,828,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $978 $5,063,000 4.3%
Staff $544 $2,816,000 2.4%
General Administration $609 $3,152,000 2.7%
School Administration $644 $3,335,000 2.8%
Operation $1,985 $10,282,000 8.7%
Transportation $705 $3,649,000 3.1%
Other $678 $3,509,000 3.0%
Total Support $6,141 $31,806,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,427 $28,108,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $22,928 $118,742,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,410 $19,314,874,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,181 $1,999,299,000 4.8%
Staff $719 $1,217,944,000 2.9%
General Administration $516 $873,949,000 2.1%
School Administration $874 $1,479,321,000 3.5%
Operation $1,701 $2,880,130,000 6.9%
Transportation $878 $1,485,755,000 3.5%
Other $795 $1,346,625,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,665 $11,283,023,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,687 $11,320,032,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $24,762 $41,917,929,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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