The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts
675 E. Broad Street - Bethlehem, PA 18018 - 610.868.2971 - info@lvpa.org
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About Us

 

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts provides a rich and comprehensive educational program for students grades 9 through 12 with talents and potential in dance, instrumental music, visual arts, vocal music, theatre and ice skating.  Admission to LVPA is based on audition.  This regional model will enable each student to maximize his or her special talents.  Our graduates will increase the quality of their life, the lives of people who surround them, and the respective communities of the Lehigh Valley.

 

Click HERE for directions to LVPA

 

 

Student/Staff Population

 

The student population is 435, with a high degree of diversity and 80 students in the current senior class.  The faculty numbers 40, 33 percent with advanced degrees and an average of 7.5 years teaching experience.  The current staff to student ratio is 1 to 9.6.

 

 

Accredidation

 

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts is fully accredited by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education.  In November 2006, The Middle States Association recommended full accredidation for LVPA.

 

District and Community

 

LVPA is located minutes away from historic downtown Bethlehem, the heart of the Lehigh Valley community.  Located approximately 60 miles northeast of Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley is home to many notable colleges and universities.  A great diversity of cultures and historic preservation are prominent features of the area.  LVPA is currently drawing students from 40+ surrounding area high school districts.

 

Curriculum

 

The college preparatory curriculum is designed to develop individual potential while meeting the entrance requirements of America’s competitive colleges.  The program of studies contains a full complement of college preparatory courses and each academic discipline offers honors level options. Advanced placement courses are available in English, American History, Spanish and Calculus.  Students participate in a comprehensive Performing Arts program for three hours each day.

 

All Students receive a GPA based on a 4.0 scale; however, LVPA does not rank and no courses are weighted.  Pass/Fail courses are not included in the GPA.

 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

 

English – 4 credits                               Science – 3 credits

Mathematics – 3 credits                       Internship – 1 credit

History – 4 credits                  Foreign Language – 2 credits

 Performing Arts Major – 16 credits

                                                        Graduation Project                                                          

 

TOTAL REQUIRED:  33 CREDITS

 

GRADUATE PROFILE – Class of 2007

           

(87.1% of Graduates are attending College)

4 Year Colleges = 70.7%

2 Year Colleges = 23.2%

Professional Art/Theatre Schools = 6.1%

Finalist 2008 Merit Scholarship Competition 1

 

 

SAT MEANS - Class of 2007

 

                                    LVPA               State of PA

Critical Reading               538                       493

Math                              479                       499

Writing                           534                       482

            45.8% of Students Took SAT I

Representative List of High Schools Our Students Previously Attended

 

 

Allentown Central Catholic HS       

            Allentown, PA

Bethlehem Catholic High School

            Bethlehem, PA

Catasauqua High School

            Catasauqua, PA

East Stroudsburg High School

            East Stroudsburg, PA

Easton High School

            Easton, PA

Emmaus High School

            Emmaus, PA

Freedom High School

            Bethlehem, PA

Lehighton Area High School

            Lehighton, PA

Liberty High School

            Bethlehem, PA

Louis E. Dieruff High School

            Allentown, PA

Moravian Academy

            Bethlehem, PA

Nazareth High School

            Nazareth, PA

 

 

North Penn High School

            Lansdale, PA

North Pocono High School

            Moscow, PA

Northampton Area Sr High School     Northampton, PA

Northern Lehigh High School

            Slatington, PA

Notre Dame High School

            Easton, PA

Palisades High School

            Quakertown, PA

Palmerton Area High School

            Palmerton, PA

Parkland High School

            Slatington, PA

Pen Argyl High School

            Pen Argyl, PA

Penridge High School

            Perkasie, PA

Pius X High School

            Bangor, PA

 

 

Pocono Mountain Sr. High School

            Swiftwater, PA

Quakertown Senior High School

            Quakertown, PA

Salem Christian School

            Macungie, PA

Salisbury High School

            Allentown, PA

Saucon Valley High School

            Hellertown, PA

Schuykill Haven High School

            Muncy, PA

Southern Lehigh High School

            Center Valley, PA

Stroudsburg High School

            Stroudsburg, PA

Upper Perkiomen High School

            Red Hill, PA

Whitehall-Coplay High School

            Allentown, PA

William Allen High School

            Allentown, PA

Wilson Area High School

            Wilson, PA

 

 

 

Representative List of Colleges Accepting LVPA Graduates

 

 

Adelphi University (NY)

Arcadia University (PA)

Bryn Mawr College (PA)

Bucks County Com. College (PA)

Delaware State University

DeSales University (PA)

Drexel University (PA)

E Carolina University (NC)

Eastern University (PA)

Elon University (NC)

Five Towns College (NY)

Fordham University (NY)

George Mason University (VA)

 

Hampton University (VA)

Hartwick College (NY)

King’s College (NY)

Kutztown State University (PA)

Lehigh Carbon Community College (PA)

Lehigh University (PA)

Long Island University (NY)

Mansfield University (PA)

Marymount Manhattan College (NY)

Massachusetts College of the Art (MA)

Millersville University (PA)

Montclair State University (NJ)

New York University

 

 

Penn State University (PA)

Point Park University (PA)

Rutgers University (NJ)

Shenandoah Conservatory (VA)

Staten Island College (NY)

Temple University (PA)

The School for Film & Television (NY)

University of California at Santa Cruz (CA)

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

University of Pittsburgh (PA)

University of the Arts (PA)

Wagner College (NY)

West Chester University (PA)

 



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