Middletown’s public schools
Bethlehem Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Middletown. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Middletown’s schools, in brief
School by school
10 of Middletown’s 22 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Hanover El Sch places highest (better than 94%); Broughal MS lowest (14%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
16 elementary schools serve Middletown, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Liberty HS and Freedom HS. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Middletown, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Middletown · depends on your address
Liberty HS
Grades 9–12 · 2,541 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Bethlehem
Freedom HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,792 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Bethlehem
10th grade in Middletown · depends on your address
Liberty HS
Grades 9–12 · 2,541 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Bethlehem
Freedom HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,792 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Bethlehem
11th grade in Middletown · depends on your address
Liberty HS
Grades 9–12 · 2,541 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Bethlehem
Freedom HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,792 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Bethlehem
12th grade in Middletown · depends on your address
Liberty HS
Grades 9–12 · 2,541 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Bethlehem
Freedom HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,792 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Bethlehem
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bethlehem Area School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Middletown vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Middletown’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Middletown | — | Bethlehem Area |
| Bethlehem | C | Bethlehem Area |
| Freemansburg | C | Bethlehem Area |
All 2 neighbors share Bethlehem Area with Middletown, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Middletown
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Middletown’s schools
Are Middletown’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Middletown. Bethlehem Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Middletown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 22 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Middletown in?
Bethlehem Area School District.
Where do Middletown kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Liberty HS and Freedom HS.
Parents talk
What Middletown families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Middletown → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.