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Lower Nazareth Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4422 Newburg Rd
Nazareth, PA 18064
Phone
(610) 759-7311
District
Nazareth Area SD
County
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
620
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.5% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.0% of all U.S. schools.


Lower Nazareth Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
68%
53%
68%
54%
68%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
49%
82%
52%
75%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 112 18.1%
Grade 1 124 20.0%
Grade 2 132 21.3%
Grade 3 116 18.7%
Grade 4 136 21.9%
Total 620 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.3% 80.9% 64.5%
Black 2.8% 2.3% 15.4%
Hispanic 10.0% 10.9% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.5% 5.7% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.6% 24.5% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 19.4% 22.8% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.3% 1.8% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,569 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 646.2 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.1% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.7% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 20.1% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,887 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.7% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.3% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.4% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.6% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 3.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,357 $50,252,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $863 $4,189,000 4.0%
Staff $427 $2,072,000 2.0%
General Administration $303 $1,469,000 1.4%
School Administration $630 $3,057,000 2.9%
Operation $1,773 $8,601,000 8.3%
Transportation $750 $3,640,000 3.5%
Other $498 $2,417,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,244 $25,445,000 24.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,882 $28,538,000 27.4%
Total Expenditures $21,483 $104,235,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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