Bangor Area High School
187 Five Points Richmond Rd
Bangor PA, 18013, Northampton County
Phone: 610-599-7011
Ranking: 
(407 out of 626, bottom 35%)*
(407 out of 626, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bangor 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: | 66 | 66 | 68 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 78 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 998 | 1,040 | 1,087 | 1,120 | 1,126 | 1,156 | 1,220 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 251 | 25.2% | 264 | 25.4% | 268 | 24.7% | 270 | 24.1% | 288 | 25.6% | 289 | 25.0% | 295 | 24.2% |
| Grade 10: | 251 | 25.2% | 245 | 23.6% | 266 | 24.5% | 286 | 25.5% | 283 | 25.1% | 287 | 24.8% | 313 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 244 | 24.4% | 256 | 24.6% | 285 | 26.2% | 282 | 25.2% | 269 | 23.9% | 297 | 25.7% | 292 | 23.9% |
| Grade 12: | 252 | 25.3% | 275 | 26.4% | 268 | 24.7% | 282 | 25.2% | 286 | 25.4% | 283 | 24.5% | 320 | 26.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 537 | 53.8% | 543 | 52.2% | 569 | 52.3% | 600 | 53.6% | 587 | 52.1% | 607 | 52.5% | 635 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 461 | 46.2% | 497 | 47.8% | 518 | 47.7% | 520 | 46.4% | 530 | 47.1% | 534 | 46.2% | 581 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 4.6% | 52 | 5.0% | 47 | 4.3% | 56 | 5.0% | 40 | 3.6% | 41 | 3.5% | 45 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 21 | 2.1% | 23 | 2.2% | 22 | 2.0% | 24 | 2.1% | 20 | 1.8% | 21 | 1.8% | 24 | 2.0% |
| White: | 914 | 91.6% | 951 | 91.4% | 1,009 | 92.8% | 1,032 | 92.1% | 1,062 | 94.3% | 1,083 | 93.7% | 1,146 | 93.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 307 | 30.8% | 330 | 31.7% | 325 | 29.9% | 319 | 28.5% | 255 | 22.6% | 181 | 15.7% | 182 | 14.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 5.7% | 62 | 6.0% | 68 | 6.3% | 69 | 6.2% | 75 | 6.7% | 72 | 6.2% | 60 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.10 | 15.65 | 16.06 | 14.41 | 14.72 | 14.70 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 32.7% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.2% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.2% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 43.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.5% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60.8% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 61.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.5% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 29% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 35.5% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.1% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 39.9% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 65.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.6% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 82.9% |
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* Bangor 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.