Summary:
The city of Fredericktown, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Bethlehem-Center Elementary School and Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School. Both schools are part of the Bethlehem-Center School District, which is ranked 400 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Bethlehem-Center Elementary School stands out for its relatively high proficiency rates in PSSA Science and stronger performance in PSSA English Language Arts compared to the district and state averages. The school has maintained a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 school years. In contrast, Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School struggles with low proficiency rates in PSSA Math, with only 16.3% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the district and state averages. The high school's Keystone Exam performance is mixed, with stronger results in Literature but weaker performance in Algebra I and Biology.
While Bethlehem-Center Elementary School has a higher free and reduced lunch rate (48.97%) compared to the junior/senior high school (37.09%), both schools have similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios. The data suggests that the elementary school's consistent performance and the junior/senior high school's struggles may be influenced by factors beyond just socioeconomic status, and further investigation into curriculum, instruction, and targeted interventions could help address the identified areas for improvement.
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