Elementary Schools
Northampton Area School District has five elementary school buildings to comprise four elementary schools.
Two sister elementary schools are located in the Borough of Northampton, Siegfried Elementary and Franklin Elementary. George Wolf Elementary in Bath, Lehigh Elementary in Walnutport, and Moore Elementary in Bath serve students north and east of Northampton. All elementary schools serve students in Kindergarten through sixth grade.
The elementary school curriculum stresses development of basic skills, as well as higher level thinking skills. The district's K-6 schools all offer Full Day Kindergarten, Library, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Computer Instruction, Fine Arts, Physical Education, IST, Gifted and Special Education, Chorus, and Band.
Total elementary enrollment is approximately 2,900. Class sizes average approximately 22 students, but this varies from school to school.
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