Northeast Middle School
1170 Fernwood St
Bethlehem PA, 18018, Northampton County
Phone: 610-868-8581
Ranking: 
(1,568 out of 2,311, bottom 32%)*
(1,568 out of 2,311, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Bethlehem Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 59 | 59 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 778 | 828 | 849 | 859 | 835 | 836 | 804 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 253 | 32.5% | 271 | 32.7% | 256 | 30.2% | 288 | 33.5% | 288 | 34.5% | 270 | 32.3% | 264 | 32.8% |
| Grade 7: | 264 | 33.9% | 254 | 30.7% | 289 | 34.0% | 300 | 34.9% | 280 | 33.5% | 271 | 32.4% | 274 | 34.1% |
| Grade 8: | 261 | 33.5% | 303 | 36.6% | 304 | 35.8% | 271 | 31.5% | 267 | 32.0% | 295 | 35.3% | 266 | 33.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 400 | 51.4% | 425 | 51.3% | 460 | 54.2% | 471 | 54.8% | 447 | 53.5% | 442 | 52.9% | 413 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 378 | 48.6% | 403 | 48.7% | 389 | 45.8% | 388 | 45.2% | 374 | 44.8% | 385 | 46.1% | 387 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 376 | 48.3% | 386 | 46.6% | 373 | 43.9% | 368 | 42.8% | 349 | 41.8% | 330 | 39.5% | 304 | 37.8% |
| Black: | 108 | 13.9% | 127 | 15.3% | 136 | 16.0% | 143 | 16.6% | 118 | 14.1% | 109 | 13.0% | 107 | 13.3% |
| White: | 285 | 36.6% | 298 | 36.0% | 322 | 37.9% | 334 | 38.9% | 349 | 41.8% | 386 | 46.2% | 386 | 48.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 488 | 62.7% | NA | NA | 514 | 60.5% | 506 | 58.9% | 8 | 1.0% | NA | NA | 190 | 23.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 9.6% | NA | NA | 76 | 9.0% | 87 | 10.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 52 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.10 | 13.94 | 15.11 | 14.22 | 13.40 | 13.60 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 64.7% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.8% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 75.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 74.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 61% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 59.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66.6% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67.4% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 65% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 63.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 68.8% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 64.1% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 73.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 72.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 72.1% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 71.8% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 66.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 67.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.3% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 69.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 71.2% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 72.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 74.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 58.4% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 61% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 69.9% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 57.5% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.6% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 69.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.4% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 69.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 67.1% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 76.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 80.3% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 79.9% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 80.6% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 48.2% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 45.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 54.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 52.1% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 51% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 72.1% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 75.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.1% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 72.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 82% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.1% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 75.4% | 72.7% |
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* Northeast Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.