Catasauqua Area School District
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The Catasauqua Area School District spans portions of two counties. In Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....

 it covers the Borough of Catasauqua
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, settled in 1805 and chartered as a borough in 1853. Catasauqua is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....

 and Hanover Township
Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hanover Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Hanover Township is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The township's population was 1,913 at the 2000 census....

. In Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
As of the 2010 census, the county was 86.3% White, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 2.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.2% were two or more races, and 3.8% were some other race. 10.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.As of the census of...

 it covers the Borough of North Catasauqua
North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
North Catasauqua is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. North Catasauqua in located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. The borough was founded in 1907...

. The district operates one High School, one Middle School and one Elementary School.

Schools

  • Catasauqua High School
    Catasauqua High School
    Catasauqua High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school's mascot is the Rough Rider...

  • Catasauqua Middle School
  • Francis H. Sheckler Elementary School

Construction

Recently, Catasauqua built a new high school in Northampton
Northampton, Pennsylvania
Northampton is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The borough is located in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania...

 and remodeled the existing high school, changing it into the Catasauqua Middle School.

The old middle school, Lincoln Middle School, has been purchased by Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...

developer Abraham Atiyeh at a cost of $900,000.

The Lincoln Middle School is now the Lehigh Valley Christian High School.

Catasauqua High School achievements

  • 1997 Boys Baseball PIAA Class 2A State Champions
  • 1988 Girls Basketball PIAA Class 2A State Champions

Gifted Support Program

  • Took 1st place at 2006 PBS Digital Innovations Contest
  • Took 2nd place and 2007 PBS Digital Innovations Contest
  • Took 1st place at 2007 regional Pennsylvania Middle School Computer Fair (CLIU #21)
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