Catasauqua Shs High School
2500 West Bullshead Rd
Northampton PA, 18067, Northampton County
Phone: 610-697-0111
Ranking: 
(238 out of 626, top 38%)*
(238 out of 626, top 38%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Catasauqua Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 31 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 465 | 464 | 497 | 506 | 513 | 514 | 563 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 119 | 25.6% | 114 | 24.6% | 122 | 24.5% | 126 | 24.9% | 123 | 24.0% | 136 | 26.5% | 142 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 113 | 24.3% | 109 | 23.5% | 124 | 24.9% | 130 | 25.7% | 134 | 26.1% | 132 | 25.7% | 148 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 113 | 24.3% | 120 | 25.9% | 124 | 24.9% | 126 | 24.9% | 124 | 24.2% | 129 | 25.1% | 141 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 120 | 25.8% | 121 | 26.1% | 127 | 25.6% | 124 | 24.5% | 132 | 25.7% | 117 | 22.8% | 132 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 251 | 54.0% | 247 | 53.2% | 271 | 54.5% | 270 | 53.4% | 277 | 54.0% | 274 | 53.3% | 285 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 214 | 46.0% | 217 | 46.8% | 226 | 45.5% | 236 | 46.6% | 221 | 43.1% | 228 | 44.4% | 274 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 92 | 19.8% | 89 | 19.2% | 81 | 16.3% | 82 | 16.2% | 69 | 13.5% | 61 | 11.9% | 55 | 9.8% |
| Black: | 32 | 6.9% | 30 | 6.5% | 28 | 5.6% | 31 | 6.1% | 34 | 6.6% | 38 | 7.4% | 47 | 8.3% |
| White: | 308 | 66.2% | 316 | 68.1% | 361 | 72.6% | 369 | 72.9% | 393 | 76.6% | 407 | 79.2% | 456 | 81.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 4.9% | 19 | 4.1% | 17 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 127 | 27.3% | 108 | 23.3% | 128 | 25.8% | 107 | 21.1% | 93 | 18.1% | 103 | 20.0% | 103 | 18.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 7.5% | 40 | 8.6% | 36 | 7.2% | 34 | 6.7% | 44 | 8.6% | 48 | 9.3% | 41 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.77 | 13.86 | 14.35 | 13.38 | 13.21 | 13.20 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 47.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54.5% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 58.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 60.7% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 61.1% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.5% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 63.3% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 74% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 60.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 27.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 35.2% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 35% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 52.5% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 42.9% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.5% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88.8% | 82.9% |
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* Catasauqua Shs High 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.