Bethlehem Area School District

Summary:

The Bethlehem Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 22 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district serves a diverse student population with a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds, as evidenced by the varying free/reduced lunch rates across the schools.

Within the district, a few schools stand out for their exceptional performance. Hanover Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with over 66% of students proficient or better in math and over 70% in English Language Arts. Miller Heights Elementary School and Farmersville Elementary School also demonstrate strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates across multiple subjects.

However, the data also reveals a stark contrast in performance between the top-performing and lower-performing schools in the district. While the high-achieving schools excel, others like Northeast Middle School, Donegan Elementary, and Marvine Elementary struggle significantly, with proficiency rates well below the state average. This disparity suggests the need for targeted interventions and a closer examination of the factors contributing to these performance gaps within the Bethlehem Area School District.

District Detail

1516 Sycamore St
Bethlehem, PA 18017-6099

(610) 861-0500

SchoolDigger Rank:
451^st of 610 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,939

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
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	224	19	12.0	64.3%	95 (42.4%)	25 (11.2%)	99 (44.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	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	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-1766	263	19	13.5	60.8%	99 (37.6%)	26 (9.9%)	120 (45.6%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	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	319	27	11.9	76.8%	78 (24.5%)	31 (9.7%)	206 (64.6%)	2 (0.6%)	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	459	33	14.0	56.6%	218 (47.5%)	44 (9.6%)	174 (37.9%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	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	508	40	12.8	46.3%	274 (53.9%)	56 (11.0%)	166 (32.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	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	382	28	13.7	63.4%	157 (41.1%)	42 (11.0%)	171 (44.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	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	300	27	10.9	90.3%	20 (6.7%)	37 (12.3%)	235 (78.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	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	725	61	11.9	74.6%	176 (24.3%)	81 (11.2%)	432 (59.6%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	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	781	56	13.9	48.5%	388 (49.7%)	81 (10.4%)	253 (32.4%)	34 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	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	500	47	10.7	87.6%	64 (12.8%)	63 (12.6%)	352 (70.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	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	2,640	160	16.5	50.1%	987 (37.4%)	280 (10.6%)	1,253 (47.5%)	50 (1.9%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (2.3%)	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	1,047	77	13.5	46.8%	557 (53.2%)	99 (9.5%)	326 (31.1%)	36 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	17 (1.6%)	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	224	21	10.9	77.7%	62 (27.7%)	40 (17.9%)	120 (53.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	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	19	12.3	72.0%	75 (31.4%)	40 (16.7%)	115 (48.1%)	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	449	45	10.0	89.8%	31 (6.9%)	57 (12.7%)	356 (79.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	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	513	45	11.2	85.6%	81 (15.8%)	80 (15.6%)	345 (67.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	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
Freedom High School	Public	9-12	3149 Chester Ave	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-5843	1,753	111	15.7	37.7%	797 (45.5%)	175 (10.0%)	672 (38.3%)	78 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	22 (1.3%)	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	339	27	12.7	29.8%	228 (67.3%)	26 (7.7%)	73 (21.5%)	10 (2.9%)	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	340	26	13.0	36.8%	193 (56.8%)	33 (9.7%)	93 (27.4%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	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
Farmersville Elementary School	Public	K-5	7036 Wm Penn Highway	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 868-0471	361	26	13.7	31.6%	218 (60.4%)	34 (9.4%)	66 (18.3%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	61.3	679^th of 1526 public elementary schools	55.5%		68	533^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	65.3%	146				46.7	56.3	43.5				48.1	91.7		91.7	57.8	54.2	60.8				58.0	$15,572	$762	$14,810
Freemansburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Monroe St	Freemansburg	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-6681	347	28	12.3	77.8%	92 (26.5%)	48 (13.8%)	196 (56.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	9.2	1372^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	10.1%		12.1	1315^th of 1534 public elementary schools	14.3%	57				16.7	15.1	12.3				14.6	33.9		33.9	37.8	11.2	23.1				23.8	$19,496	$1,903	$17,593
Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	3890 Jacksonville Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-3210	226	17	13.1	15.5%	162 (71.7%)	10 (4.4%)	37 (16.4%)	15 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	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

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	1.29 mi	1	74^th
Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School	1.86 mi	1	522^nd
Allentown City School District	1.88 mi	21	544^th
Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School	1.99 mi	1
Arts Academy Charter School	2.24 mi	1	480^th

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