Northampton Area School District is a public school district located in
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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in the
Lehigh Valley region of eastern
Pennsylvania.
Students in grades nine through 12 attend
Northampton Area High School in Northampton. Students in grades six through eight attend Northampton Area Middle School, and the district maintains four elementary schools, Northampton Borough, George Wolf, Lehigh, and Moore, for kindergarten through fifth grade. As of the 2020–21 school year, the school district had a total enrollment of 5,312 students between all six of its schools, according to
National Center for Education Statistics
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data.
Northampton Area School District is located in the heart of the
Lehigh Valley. Covering in Northampton County, the school district comprises the boroughs of
Bath
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Plac ...
,
Chapman
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and
Northampton
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; and the townships of
Allen,
East Allen,
Lehigh
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, and
Moore
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. The population of the district is more than 38,500.
The school district is located from the cities of
Allentown and
Bethlehem, from
Philadelphia and from New York City. There is easy access to major roadways, including the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension,
Interstate 78,
Route 22,
Route 145,
Route 329, and
Route 248.
The borough of Northampton was the location of the former cement giant, The
Atlas Portland Cement Company
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.
High school
Northampton Area High School is located in the borough of
Northampton, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is approximately 1,800 students for 9th through 12th grades. The average graduating class is 430 students. The high school was constructed in 1963.
Middle school
The Northampton Area Middle School is located in the Borough of Northampton. Enrollment is approximately 1800 students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades.
Elementary schools
Northampton Area School District has five elementary school buildings to comprise four elementary schools, Northampton Borough, George Wolf, Lehigh, and Moore, for kindergarten through fifth grade.
Total elementary school enrollment in the school district is approximately 2,900.
Schools
*
Northampton Area High School
*Northampton Area Middle School
*George Wolf Elementary School
*Lehigh Elementary School
*Moore Elementary School
*Northampton Borough Elementary School
External links
Northampton Area School Districtofficial website
Northampton Area School Districton Facebook
Northampton Area School Districton Twitter
{{Northampton County, Pennsylvania School Districts
School districts in Northampton County, Pennsylvania