Southern Lehigh Middle School
3715 Preston Ln
Center Valley PA, 18034, Lehigh County
Phone: 610-282-3700
Ranking: 
(349 out of 2,311, top 15%)*
(349 out of 2,311, top 15%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Southern Lehigh 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: | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 54 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 518 | 527 | 518 | 494 | 500 | 721 | 742 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 257 | 49.6% | 262 | 49.7% | 271 | 52.3% | 243 | 49.2% | 238 | 47.6% | 255 | 35.4% | 244 | 32.9% |
| Grade 8: | 261 | 50.4% | 265 | 50.3% | 247 | 47.7% | 251 | 50.8% | 262 | 52.4% | 241 | 33.4% | 249 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 258 | 49.8% | 272 | 51.6% | 295 | 56.9% | 263 | 53.2% | 244 | 48.8% | 358 | 49.7% | 381 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 260 | 50.2% | 255 | 48.4% | 223 | 43.1% | 231 | 46.8% | 248 | 49.6% | 354 | 49.1% | 357 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 28 | 5.4% | 27 | 5.1% | 24 | 4.6% | 18 | 3.6% | 25 | 5.0% | 32 | 4.4% | 32 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 4.6% | 25 | 4.7% | 28 | 5.4% | 35 | 7.1% | 15 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.1% | 23 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 16 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.7% |
| White: | 451 | 87.1% | 458 | 86.9% | 452 | 87.3% | 418 | 84.6% | 444 | 88.8% | 649 | 90.0% | 666 | 89.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 13 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 8.1% | 49 | 9.3% | 39 | 7.5% | 36 | 7.3% | 27 | 5.4% | 39 | 5.4% | 41 | 5.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 3.9% | 11 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.3% | 17 | 3.4% | 23 | 4.6% | 21 | 2.9% | 25 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.57 | 12.97 | 12.83 | 12.49 | 12.36 | 13.40 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.1% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.4% | 67.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.2% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.5% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.5% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.2% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.3% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 91.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.8% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.7% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.2% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 72.7% |
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* Southern Lehigh Middle 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.