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Bangor Area SD Schools
Bangor Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Northampton County (Bangor). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bangor Area SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bangor Area SD
4 of 5 schools in Bangor Area SD carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 4
Best schools in Bangor Area SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Washington El Sch (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Bangor Area HS (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Defranco El Sch (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Bangor Area MS (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Bangor Area SD
All schools, A to Z (5)
- B+ Bangor Area HS, Bangor
- B- Bangor Area MS, Bangor
- B+ Defranco El Sch, Bangor
- Five Points El Sch, Bangor
- B+ Washington El Sch, Bangor
Where Bangor Area SD schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Bangor (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Northampton County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,749 students with 197 full-time-equivalent teachers and 411 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4203000
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pen Argyl Area SD (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Stroudsburg Area SD (7 schools, 9 mi)
- Easton Area SD (9 schools, 11 mi)
- Nazareth Area SD (6 schools, 12 mi)
- Pleasant Valley SD (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Wilson Area SD (5 schools, 16 mi)
- Northampton Area SD (6 schools, 18 mi)
- Bethlehem Area SD (22 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Bangor Area SD
How many schools are in Bangor Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Bangor Area SD, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bangor Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bangor.
How good are the schools in Bangor Area SD?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 55.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bangor Area SD?
2,749 students were enrolled in Bangor Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bangor Area SD?
Bangor Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Northampton County, with its district office in Bangor. Its boundary covers about 84.6 sq mi.