Northampton Area High School
1619 Laubach Ave
Northampton PA, 18067, Northampton County
Phone: 610-262-7812
Ranking: (272 out of 626, top 43%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Northampton Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 90 | 90 | 107 | 118 | 112 | 108 | 112 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,677 | 1,714 | 1,734 | 1,856 | 1,807 | 1,856 | 1,940 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 448 | 26.7% | 424 | 24.7% | 426 | 24.6% | 462 | 24.9% | 459 | 25.4% | 455 | 24.5% | 511 | 26.3% |
Grade 10: | 411 | 24.5% | 402 | 23.5% | 431 | 24.9% | 477 | 25.7% | 456 | 25.2% | 498 | 26.8% | 487 | 25.1% |
Grade 11: | 388 | 23.1% | 434 | 25.3% | 463 | 26.7% | 448 | 24.1% | 478 | 26.5% | 442 | 23.8% | 470 | 24.2% |
Grade 12: | 430 | 25.6% | 442 | 25.8% | 408 | 23.5% | 469 | 25.3% | 414 | 22.9% | 461 | 24.8% | 472 | 24.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 12 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 884 | 52.7% | 908 | 53.0% | 927 | 53.5% | 1,013 | 54.6% | 976 | 54.0% | 989 | 53.3% | 1,035 | 53.4% |
Female: | 793 | 47.3% | 806 | 47.0% | 807 | 46.5% | 843 | 45.4% | 822 | 45.5% | 859 | 46.3% | 901 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 13 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 14 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.8% | 20 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 87 | 5.2% | 71 | 4.1% | 73 | 4.2% | 73 | 3.9% | 56 | 3.1% | 58 | 3.1% | 54 | 2.8% |
Black: | 41 | 2.4% | 28 | 1.6% | 30 | 1.7% | 41 | 2.2% | 43 | 2.4% | 37 | 2.0% | 42 | 2.2% |
White: | 1,520 | 90.6% | 1,593 | 92.9% | 1,610 | 92.8% | 1,737 | 93.6% | 1,691 | 93.6% | 1,746 | 94.1% | 1,823 | 94.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 300 | 17.9% | 280 | 16.3% | 251 | 14.5% | 252 | 13.6% | 181 | 10.0% | 186 | 10.0% | 179 | 9.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 6.1% | 105 | 6.1% | 123 | 7.1% | 111 | 6.0% | 101 | 5.6% | 110 | 5.9% | 104 | 5.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.71 | 19.12 | 16.28 | 15.71 | 16.09 | 17.20 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.1% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 53.6% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 57.6% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.5% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68.3% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.7% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.7% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 57.3% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.3% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.4% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 77.3% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.3% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50.2% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 37.2% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.3% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 46.7% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.7% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.1% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.7% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 92.3% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 82.9% |
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* Northampton Area High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.