Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Northampton’s public schools outscore 68% of Pennsylvania districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Northampton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Northampton’s districts is 41%, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Northampton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1709 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Northampton’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,829 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Northampton Area MS, then Northampton Area 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.
What’s behind Northampton’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Pennsylvania school districts, #451 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Northampton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Northampton
George Wolf El Sch
Grades PK–5 · 428 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bath
Kindergarten in Northampton
Colonel John Siegfried El Sch
Grades K–5 · 808 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Northampton
Colonel John Siegfried El Sch
Grades K–5 · 808 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Northampton
Colonel John Siegfried El Sch
Grades K–5 · 808 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Northampton
Colonel John Siegfried El Sch
Grades K–5 · 808 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Northampton
Colonel John Siegfried El Sch
Grades K–5 · 808 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Northampton
Colonel John Siegfried El Sch
Grades K–5 · 808 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Northampton
Northampton Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,175 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Northampton
Northampton Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,175 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Northampton
Northampton Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 1,175 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Northampton
Northampton Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,866 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Northampton
Northampton Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,866 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Northampton
Northampton Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,866 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Northampton
Northampton Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,866 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Northampton’s public schools are run by Northampton Area School District, which also serves Allen, Bath, Chapman and East Allen and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Northampton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Northampton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton | B+ | Northampton Area |
| Allen | B+ | Northampton Area |
| Whitehall | B− | Whitehall-Coplay |
| North Catasauqua | C+ | Catasauqua Area |
| Coplay | B− | Whitehall-Coplay |
Every school in Northampton
3 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 Northampton’s schools
Are Northampton’s schools good?
By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Northampton children attend outscore 68% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #451 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Northampton in?
Northampton Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,113 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Northampton kids go to high school?
Northampton Area HS, with 1,866 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Northampton’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Northampton Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Northampton spend per student?
$19,829 in Northampton Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Northampton families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.