Best Public Schools in Bethlehem, PA

Summary:

The city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is home to 25 schools, including 15 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school. These schools are primarily part of the Bethlehem Area School District, with a few charter and vocational-technical schools also serving the area.

The schools in Bethlehem show a wide range of academic performance. Hanover Elementary School and Miller Heights Elementary School are standout performers, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state with very high proficiency rates. The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts is also a high-achieving charter school, ranking in the top 20% of Pennsylvania high schools. In contrast, some schools like Fountain Hill Elementary and Broughal Middle struggle with low proficiency rates.

Overall, the Bethlehem Area School District as a whole is underperforming compared to the state averages, ranking in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania school districts. This suggests there is room for improvement across the district, particularly in addressing the significant achievement gap between the highest and lowest performing schools. Factors like student-teacher ratio, free/reduced lunch rates, and per-student spending seem to correlate with academic outcomes, with the higher-resourced schools generally performing better.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	321 E. Third St	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-2971	524	56	9.3	26.5%	309 (59.0%)	56 (10.7%)	126 (24.0%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	78.9	122^nd of 686 public high schools	82.2%		74.2	158^th of 674 public high schools	76.6%	36	42.7	67.4	90.7																		$15,962	$1,909	$14,053
Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	675 E Broad Street	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 419-3120	454	25	18.1	99.3%	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.9%)	433 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.7	1237^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.9%		21.6	1208^th of 1534 public elementary schools	21.3%	29				39.1	20.4	13.9	6.3	15.0	4.8	16.9	55.1	21.9	40.0	50.0	36.7	23.2	20.9	35.0	34.1	33.3	$14,934	$2,839	$12,095
Calypso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Calypso Ave	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 691-0152	206	18	11.2	59.2%	83 (40.3%)	30 (14.6%)	88 (42.7%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.1	725^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.5%		48	909^th of 1534 public elementary schools	40.7%	184				77.8	60.7	26.7				51.3	89.3		89.3	57.9	60.7	43.3				53.3	$20,719	$1,921	$18,798
James Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1621 Catasauqua Road	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-1766	262	21	12.5	64.9%	104 (39.7%)	26 (9.9%)	116 (44.3%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	33.6	1079^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.3%		36.1	1067^th of 1534 public elementary schools	30.4%	12				38.9	50.0	23.7				37.0	73.5		73.5	41.7	35.3	39.4				38.9	$17,723	$1,100	$16,623
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1260 Gresham St	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-8727	313	26	12.0	75.4%	69 (22.0%)	38 (12.1%)	200 (63.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.7	1225^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.7%		16.5	1256^th of 1534 public elementary schools	18.1%	31				28.3	30.6	12.7				24.2	67.4		67.4	41.5	26.5	23.4				30.8	$18,522	$2,161	$16,360
Governor Wolf Elementary School	Public	K-5	1920 Butztown Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 867-8191	458	33	13.7	59.2%	194 (42.4%)	51 (11.1%)	186 (40.6%)	19 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	37	1044^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.6%		44.8	951^st of 1534 public elementary schools	38.0%	93				50.8	48.0	29.5				42.2	62.7		62.7	44.6	37.3	45.5				42.3	$15,617	$1,872	$13,745
Spring Garden Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 North Blvd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 868-6071	510	41	12.5	49.8%	277 (54.3%)	57 (11.2%)	163 (32.0%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	50.4	858^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.8%		49.6	878^th of 1534 public elementary schools	42.8%	20				65.7	56.8	28.4				50.0	69.1		69.1	61.2	50.6	41.9				50.9	$16,914	$1,000	$15,914
Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Abington Rd	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-5994	387	31	12.5	71.1%	139 (35.9%)	40 (10.3%)	195 (50.4%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.5	1025^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.8%		35.1	1079^th of 1534 public elementary schools	29.7%	54				46.1	44.6	26.3				39.4	74.4		74.4	48.0	43.3	36.8				42.6	$15,463	$1,275	$14,188
Marvine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Livingston St	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-0012	287	25	11.2	94.4%	14 (4.9%)	34 (11.8%)	232 (80.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13.3	1312^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.0%		14	1287^th of 1534 public elementary schools	16.1%	25				26.4	25.0	4.2				16.6	50.0		50.0	42.1	25.0	20.8				28.9	$22,001	$2,811	$19,190
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Fernwood St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-8581	707	61	11.5	73.4%	179 (25.3%)	77 (10.9%)	419 (59.3%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	19	699^th of 891 public middle schools	21.5%		23	668^th of 893 public middle schools	25.2%	31							18.8	15.1	6.8	13.5		26.6	26.6				37.9	29.7	21.1	29.4	$18,098	$1,420	$16,679
Nitschmann Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 W. Union Blvd	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 866-5781	735	55	13.4	48.6%	359 (48.8%)	78 (10.6%)	246 (33.5%)	27 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	58.1	386^th of 891 public middle schools	56.7%		51	457^th of 893 public middle schools	48.8%	71							36.1	35.3	27.2	32.6		56.5	56.5				44.4	54.0	56.1	51.7	$16,616	$740	$15,876
Broughal Middle School	Public	6-8	114 West Morton Street	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-5041	496	47	10.5	89.5%	58 (11.7%)	67 (13.5%)	353 (71.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	10.5	787^th of 891 public middle schools	11.7%		14	742^nd of 893 public middle schools	16.9%	45							8.3	5.3	3.1	5.7		24.2	24.2				21.1	17.4	26.5	21.5	$20,954	$2,478	$18,476
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1115 Linden St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-7200	2,587	169	15.3	63.2%	936 (36.2%)	274 (10.6%)	1,264 (48.9%)	51 (2.0%)	8 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.0%)	25.4	536^th of 686 public high schools	21.9%		27.5	519^th of 674 public high schools	23.0%	17	26.3	31.5	47.9																		$15,688	$944	$14,744
East Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2005 Chester Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-0541	1,017	76	13.3	50.0%	530 (52.1%)	102 (10.0%)	325 (32.0%)	39 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.4%)	42.6	535^th of 891 public middle schools	40.0%		38.1	569^th of 893 public middle schools	36.3%	34							26.7	21.8	16.1	21.6		46.7	46.7				46.7	50.3	46.9	48.2	$16,662	$698	$15,965
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	404 E North St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 691-1776	246	21	11.6	83.3%	71 (28.9%)	37 (15.0%)	133 (54.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	13.9	1302^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	14.7%		15.4	1274^th of 1534 public elementary schools	16.9%	28				21.4	30.0	11.4				19.6	53.4		53.4	42.9	23.4	18.2				26.4	$18,135	$1,834	$16,302
William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1002 Main St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 694-0116	239	21	11.3	79.9%	73 (30.5%)	35 (14.6%)	122 (51.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	23.6	1172^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	23.2%		22.7	1193^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	22.2%	21				36.4	20.0	24.3				26.7	71.4		71.4	45.5	22.8	29.7				32.4	$18,979	$1,844	$17,135
Donegan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 East 4th St	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-0031	461	44	10.4	93.7%	36 (7.8%)	55 (11.9%)	365 (79.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	1412^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.5%		6.2	1440^th of 1534 public elementary schools	6.1%	28				16.1	13.8	6.1				11.6	39.2		39.2	28.6	17.6	20.0				22.1	$21,345	$2,585	$18,760
Fountain Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Church St	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-5881	507	45	11.2	86.6%	67 (13.2%)	84 (16.6%)	352 (69.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.6	1482^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.7	1455^th of 1534 public elementary schools	5.1%	27				8.4	9.4	6.5				8.1	43.8		43.8	16.9	12.7	10.4				13.2	$20,591	$2,372	$18,218
Southern Lehigh Intermediate School	Public	4-6	5438 Route 378	Bethlehem	18034	Northampton County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 861-4040	689	45	15.2	18.3%	549 (79.7%)	10 (1.5%)	63 (9.1%)	54 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)								(n/a)					80.9	73.1	67.3			74.0	93.4		93.4		76.1	78.9	80.1			78.2	$19,195	$365	$18,830
Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	3300 Chester Avenue	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(610) 866-8013	12	38	.3	75.0%	7 (58.3%)	1 (8.3%)	4 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Freedom High School	Public	9-12	3149 Chester Ave	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-5843	1,813	116	15.6	52.6%	795 (43.8%)	187 (10.3%)	715 (39.4%)	75 (4.1%)	6 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	27 (1.5%)	34.2	488^th of 686 public high schools	28.9%		28.9	513^th of 674 public high schools	23.9%	25	32.8	37.6	51.1																		$17,351	$1,147	$16,204
Asa Packer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1650 Kenwood Dr	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 865-0660	328	27	12.2	32.3%	220 (67.1%)	27 (8.2%)	65 (19.8%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	57.5	752^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	50.7%		70.1	490^th of 1534 public elementary schools	68.1%	262				66.7	52.7	36.5				51.6	82.5		82.5	70.8	42.1	50.0				53.5	$16,961	$904	$16,057
Miller Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	3605 Allen St	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 868-6441	331	27	12.3	42.6%	181 (54.7%)	40 (12.1%)	94 (28.4%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	70.2	487^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.1%		75.3	366^th of 1534 public elementary schools	76.1%	121				62.5	70.1	57.9				63.6	87.7		87.7	52.5	59.6	59.6				57.8	$17,069	$736	$16,333
Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	3890 Jacksonville Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-3210	224	17	12.8	22.3%	162 (72.3%)	9 (4.0%)	39 (17.4%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	79	309^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.8%		78.4	317^th of 1534 public elementary schools	79.3%	8				75.7	80.5	50.0				66.1	88.9		88.9	78.8	77.8	59.6				70.3	$16,718	$702	$16,016
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2040 Avenue C	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-9660	1,847	166	11.1	52.6%	479 (25.9%)	211 (11.4%)	867 (46.9%)	75 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	214 (11.6%)								(n/a)	14.4	52.5	80.0	45.5	43.4	29.5	15.7	16.4	15.8	27.8	75.1	50.3	62.8	52.0	63.4	49.7	48.9	40.9	53.5	51.5	$16,468	$1,679	$14,789

Cities Near Bethlehem

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freemansburg	2.33 mi	1	725^th
Allentown	2.68 mi	34	666^th
Hellertown	2.94 mi	3	131^st
Center Valley	4.72 mi	3	46^th
Easton	5.77 mi	19	485^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.