Lehighton Area Middle School
301 Beaver Run Rd
Lehighton PA, 18235, Carbon County
Phone: 610-377-6535
Ranking: (1,200 out of 2,311, bottom 48%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Lehighton Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 56 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | |||||||
Total Students: | 727 | 726 | 725 | 712 | 736 | 738 | 772 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 190 | 26.1% | 170 | 23.4% | 182 | 25.1% | 181 | 25.4% | 172 | 23.4% | 184 | 24.9% | 178 | 23.1% |
Grade 6: | 167 | 23.0% | 188 | 25.9% | 178 | 24.6% | 169 | 23.7% | 190 | 25.8% | 179 | 24.3% | 197 | 25.5% |
Grade 7: | 189 | 26.0% | 191 | 26.3% | 171 | 23.6% | 186 | 26.1% | 187 | 25.4% | 194 | 26.3% | 179 | 23.2% |
Grade 8: | 181 | 24.9% | 177 | 24.4% | 187 | 25.8% | 176 | 24.7% | 187 | 25.4% | 181 | 24.5% | 218 | 28.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 364 | 50.1% | 372 | 51.2% | 383 | 52.8% | 376 | 52.8% | 389 | 52.9% | 378 | 51.2% | 378 | 49.0% |
Female: | 363 | 49.9% | 354 | 48.8% | 342 | 47.2% | 336 | 47.2% | 338 | 45.9% | 352 | 47.7% | 390 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.4% | 20 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.3% | 20 | 2.6% |
Black: | 12 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 16 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.3% |
White: | 684 | 94.1% | 695 | 95.7% | 697 | 96.1% | 682 | 95.8% | 693 | 94.2% | 703 | 95.3% | 737 | 95.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 282 | 38.8% | 261 | 36.0% | 235 | 32.4% | 204 | 28.7% | 192 | 26.1% | 166 | 22.5% | 139 | 18.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 6.1% | 61 | 8.4% | 42 | 5.8% | 54 | 7.6% | 64 | 8.7% | 67 | 9.1% | 72 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.92 | 12.71 | 12.61 | 12.81 | 13.17 | 13.10 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.3% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.4% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.7% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 45.4% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 37.6% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.7% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.6% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.1% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.7% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.6% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.3% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.1% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.9% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.7% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.9% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.1% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.2% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.1% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.6% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.1% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 65.8% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.3% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 61.8% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.1% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.5% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.9% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.3% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.2% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.1% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.4% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 71.9% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 84.6% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 78.6% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 72.7% |
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* Lehighton Area Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.