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Schools in Slatedale

Slatedale’s public schools

Northern Lehigh School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Slatedale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
1,616 students on the public path
In brief

Slatedale’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Slatedale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Northern Lehigh SHS places highest (better than 52%); Northern Lehigh MS lowest (23%). 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 Slatedale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Peters El Schin SlatingtonNo scores
3–6Slatington El Schin SlatingtonC+
7–8Northern Lehigh MSin SlatingtonC−
9–12Northern Lehigh SHSin SlatingtonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northern Lehigh 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.

Northern Lehigh School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,616 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,785PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 55.1% · 813 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 801 students tested

Slatedale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Slatedale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Slatedale—Northern Lehigh

Every school in Slatedale

4 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).

Also serving Slatedalein other towns
Peters El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Slatington
389 students14:1Rate it →
Slatington El Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Slatington
C+
487 students15:1Rate it →
Northern Lehigh MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Slatington
C−
238 students12:1Rate it →
Northern Lehigh SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Slatington
B−
502 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Slatedale’s schools

Are Slatedale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Slatedale. Northern Lehigh School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Slatedale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Slatedale in?

Northern Lehigh School District.

Where do Slatedale kids go to high school?

Northern Lehigh SHS.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.