Nitschmann Middle School
909 West Union Blvd
Bethlehem PA, 18018, Northampton County
Phone: 610-866-5781
Ranking: (785 out of 2,311, top 34%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Bethlehem 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: | 56 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 824 | 899 | 914 | 904 | 862 | 860 | 887 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 250 | 30.3% | 285 | 31.7% | 309 | 33.8% | 309 | 34.2% | 294 | 34.1% | 281 | 32.7% | 277 | 31.2% |
Grade 7: | 274 | 33.3% | 312 | 34.7% | 310 | 33.9% | 305 | 33.7% | 288 | 33.4% | 282 | 32.8% | 304 | 34.3% |
Grade 8: | 300 | 36.4% | 302 | 33.6% | 295 | 32.3% | 290 | 32.1% | 280 | 32.5% | 297 | 34.5% | 306 | 34.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 419 | 50.8% | 462 | 51.4% | 475 | 52.0% | 494 | 54.6% | 464 | 53.8% | 456 | 53.0% | 452 | 51.0% |
Female: | 405 | 49.2% | 437 | 48.6% | 439 | 48.0% | 410 | 45.4% | 379 | 44.0% | 386 | 44.9% | 431 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 49 | 5.9% | 52 | 5.8% | 46 | 5.0% | 40 | 4.4% | 36 | 4.2% | 31 | 3.6% | 31 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 170 | 20.6% | 214 | 23.8% | 189 | 20.7% | 172 | 19.0% | 154 | 17.9% | 159 | 18.5% | 160 | 18.0% |
Black: | 67 | 8.1% | 71 | 7.9% | 80 | 8.8% | 82 | 9.1% | 67 | 7.8% | 68 | 7.9% | 68 | 7.7% |
White: | 526 | 63.8% | 546 | 60.7% | 586 | 64.1% | 609 | 67.4% | 593 | 68.8% | 592 | 68.8% | 628 | 70.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 231 | 28.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 256 | 28.0% | 219 | 24.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 160 | 18.6% | 158 | 17.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 8.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 7.4% | 67 | 7.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 76 | 8.8% | 73 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.69 | 16.11 | 16.50 | 15.34 | 13.92 | 13.90 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 64.7% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 67.8% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75.3% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 74% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.2% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 76.8% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 75.8% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 61% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 59.3% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66.6% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 63.2% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 67.4% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 66.7% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 63.6% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 68.8% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 64.1% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73.7% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 72.2% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 72.1% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 71.8% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 66.8% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 67.5% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 68.3% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 69.9% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 71.2% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 72.3% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 74.3% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 58.4% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 61% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 69.9% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 57.5% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 69.6% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 73.5% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 67% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 73.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73.9% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.4% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 69.3% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 68.4% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 69.6% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 67.1% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 76.4% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 80.8% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 80.3% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 83.3% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79.9% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 80.6% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 48.2% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 45.2% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 54.1% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 52.1% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 51% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 72.1% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 75.9% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 75.1% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 72.7% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 82% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 80.1% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 75.4% | 72.7% |
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* Nitschmann Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.