Northwestern Lehigh High School
6493 Route 309
New Tripoli PA, 18066, Lehigh County
Phone: 610-298-8661
Ranking: 
(194 out of 626, top 31%)*
(194 out of 626, top 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Northwestern Lehigh 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: | 51 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 732 | 692 | 733 | 782 | 792 | 784 | 793 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 187 | 25.5% | 191 | 27.6% | 169 | 23.1% | 202 | 25.8% | 184 | 23.2% | 204 | 26.0% | 192 | 24.2% |
| Grade 10: | 195 | 26.6% | 164 | 23.7% | 191 | 26.1% | 185 | 23.7% | 205 | 25.9% | 185 | 23.6% | 210 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 169 | 23.1% | 178 | 25.7% | 171 | 23.3% | 206 | 26.3% | 191 | 24.1% | 199 | 25.4% | 199 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 181 | 24.7% | 159 | 23.0% | 202 | 27.6% | 189 | 24.2% | 212 | 26.8% | 196 | 25.0% | 192 | 24.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 365 | 49.9% | 334 | 48.3% | 354 | 48.3% | 386 | 49.4% | 397 | 50.1% | 407 | 51.9% | 416 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 367 | 50.1% | 358 | 51.7% | 379 | 51.7% | 396 | 50.6% | 387 | 48.9% | 369 | 47.1% | 373 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 4.2% | 28 | 4.0% | 30 | 4.1% | 25 | 3.2% | 22 | 2.8% | 20 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.1% |
| White: | 680 | 92.9% | 652 | 94.2% | 684 | 93.3% | 739 | 94.5% | 752 | 94.9% | 749 | 95.5% | 757 | 95.5% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 7.2% | 54 | 7.8% | 61 | 8.3% | 51 | 6.5% | 46 | 5.8% | 106 | 13.5% | 88 | 11.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 2.5% | 28 | 4.0% | 32 | 4.4% | 24 | 3.1% | 14 | 1.8% | 29 | 3.7% | 26 | 3.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.49 | 13.10 | 14.78 | 14.73 | 13.95 | 13.40 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 51.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.7% | 53.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 59.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.6% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 69.9% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 64.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 65.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.2% | 65.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.4% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 62.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.7% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 62.1% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 59.2% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 74.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 94% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.2% | 82.9% |
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* Northwestern Lehigh 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.