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Catasauqua Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 468 students in Catasauqua Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Catasauqua Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,481 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
114 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Catasauqua Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#498 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.65
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
15 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
572 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
39%
17%
# Black Students
101 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
7%
20%
# White Students
693 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
47%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
96 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
125
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
112
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
114
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
119
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
108
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
113
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
137
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
110
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
100
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
119
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
116
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
112
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,448 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,465 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,448
$23,696
Spending / Student
$22,465
$23,119
Best Catasauqua Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Catasauqua Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
850 Pine Street
Catasauqua, PA 18032
(610) 264-4341
Catasauqua, PA 18032
(610) 264-4341
Grades: 5-8
| 468 students
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