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Nazareth Area High School
501 East Center St
Nazareth PA, 18064, Northampton County
Phone: 610-759-1730
Ranking: (146 out of 626, top 23%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Nazareth 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: | 94 | 93 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,539 | 1,526 | 1,533 | 1,581 | 1,602 | 1,637 | 1,623 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 386 | 25.1% | 400 | 26.2% | 380 | 24.8% | 383 | 24.2% | 366 | 22.8% | 423 | 25.8% | 392 | 24.2% |
Grade 10: | 394 | 25.6% | 378 | 24.8% | 378 | 24.7% | 373 | 23.6% | 423 | 26.4% | 386 | 23.6% | 423 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 369 | 24.0% | 378 | 24.8% | 352 | 23.0% | 419 | 26.5% | 385 | 24.0% | 432 | 26.4% | 401 | 24.7% |
Grade 12: | 390 | 25.3% | 370 | 24.2% | 423 | 27.6% | 406 | 25.7% | 428 | 26.7% | 396 | 24.2% | 407 | 25.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 768 | 49.9% | 760 | 49.8% | 784 | 51.1% | 849 | 53.7% | 845 | 52.7% | 854 | 52.2% | 829 | 51.1% |
Female: | 771 | 50.1% | 766 | 50.2% | 749 | 48.9% | 732 | 46.3% | 749 | 46.8% | 774 | 47.3% | 790 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 31 | 2.0% | 36 | 2.4% | 34 | 2.2% | 26 | 1.6% | 25 | 1.6% | 24 | 1.5% | 22 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 50 | 3.2% | 46 | 3.0% | 42 | 2.7% | 45 | 2.8% | 46 | 2.9% | 42 | 2.6% | 46 | 2.8% |
Black: | 41 | 2.7% | 44 | 2.9% | 39 | 2.5% | 42 | 2.7% | 35 | 2.2% | 35 | 2.1% | 31 | 1.9% |
White: | 1,407 | 91.4% | 1,393 | 91.3% | 1,411 | 92.0% | 1,467 | 92.8% | 1,492 | 93.1% | 1,535 | 93.8% | 1,524 | 93.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 163 | 10.6% | 116 | 7.6% | 101 | 6.6% | 102 | 6.5% | 89 | 5.6% | 84 | 5.1% | 59 | 3.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 2.9% | 28 | 1.8% | 40 | 2.6% | 50 | 3.2% | 38 | 2.4% | 38 | 2.3% | 36 | 2.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.32 | 16.50 | 15.41 | 15.42 | 15.52 | 16.10 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.4% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 54.9% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 60.1% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.7% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.8% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.1% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.2% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74.6% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.4% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.8% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.9% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.8% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 38.6% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 41.5% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45.6% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 47.8% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.7% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.5% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.4% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.5% | 82.9% |
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* Nazareth Area High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.