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Donegan Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Donegan Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 461 students. The school is part of the Bethlehem Area School District, which is ranked 426 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Donegan Elementary School consistently performs below the Bethlehem Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in standardized test scores for Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.8% of Donegan students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 30.2% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, only 20% of Donegan students were proficient or better in PSSA ELA, compared to 36.1% for the district and 48.5% for the state. Donegan Elementary School also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for students with disabilities, low socioeconomic status, and English Language Learners in both Math and ELA.

When comparing Donegan Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Bethlehem Area School District, it becomes evident that Donegan is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. For example, Calypso Elementary School and Spring Garden Elementary School consistently outperform Donegan in both Math and ELA proficiency rates. The high percentage of students from low-income families and the large population of English Language Learners and students with disabilities at Donegan Elementary School may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance, which has remained consistent over the past several years.

467

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,844

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 East 4th St
Bethlehem, PA 18015-2098

(610) 866-0031

District: Bethlehem Area School District

Students who attend Donegan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Broughal Middle School
High:	Freedom High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.7%

African American:

12.6%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,335^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Bethlehem Area School District

426^th of 606Bethlehem Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1335 of 1511	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1412 of 1526	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1440 of 1534	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1334 of 1534	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1229 of 1433	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1295 of 1544	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1256 of 1530	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	1234 of 1547	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	1286 of 1554	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	1176 of 1474	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.4	1185 of 1467	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	1206 of 1519	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.4	1260 of 1599	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.5	881 of 1597	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	903 of 1579	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1351 of 1549	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	1451 of 1551	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	1461 of 1555	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	1391 of 1545	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	5.2	1217 of 1299	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	1074 of 1308	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.5	909 of 1302	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1016 of 1030	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1022 of 1084	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	968 of 1043	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	109 of 207	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	157 of 200	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	128 of 196	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1317 of 1466	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1408 of 1488	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	276 of 429	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	392 of 454	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	379 of 432	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1149 of 1369	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1308 of 1432	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1313 of 1414	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1281 of 1475	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1354 of 1495	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-28 vs state

Math19%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Donegan Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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
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	467	44	10.5	92.5%	33 (7.1%)	59 (12.6%)	363 (77.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	11.2	1335^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.6%		7.2	1412^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.5%	77	16.9	19.2	20.8				18.8	18.4	21.2	20.8				20.0	$22,844	$1,477	$21,367
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	457	23	19.8	99.3%	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	436 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.3	1216^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.7	1237^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.9%	21	25.6	28.3	25.5	11.7	4.0	10.5	18.2	19.1	37.7	21.5	32.6	26.5	36.8	28.8	$14,453	$2,963	$11,491
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	238	21	11.1	86.1%	68 (28.6%)	33 (13.9%)	123 (51.7%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	22.8	1162^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	23.1%		13.9	1302^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	14.7%	140	32.6	36.0	9.4				26.2	34.8	48.0	15.6				32.1	$19,194	$1,043	$18,152
Freemansburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Monroe St	Freemansburg	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-6681	328	30	10.8	91.2%	77 (23.5%)	39 (11.9%)	205 (62.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.8	1309^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.4%		9.2	1372^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	10.1%	63	21.7	19.3	16.7				19.2	15.2	29.9	20.4				22.4	$19,462	$960	$18,502
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	242	21	11.4	78.9%	70 (28.9%)	36 (14.9%)	130 (53.7%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.4	1156^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.5%		23.6	1172^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	23.2%	16	36.5	33.3	25.9				32.5	26.8	36.1	25.8				29.7	$20,389	$800	$19,589
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	265	26	10.1	98.9%	9 (3.4%)	29 (10.9%)	221 (83.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	16.4	1258^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.7%		13.3	1312^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.0%	54	26.8	26.3	20.0				25.0	34.1	23.7	16.0				25.9	$25,271	$2,488	$22,782
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1260 Gresham St	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-8727	355	27	13.1	66.5%	76 (21.4%)	35 (9.9%)	236 (66.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16.8	1250^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.3%		19.7	1225^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.7%	25	21.4	22.6	26.3				23.6	19.1	21.0	31.6				24.3	$18,654	$1,285	$17,368
Calypso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Calypso Ave	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 691-0152	222	17	12.9	55.0%	98 (44.1%)	22 (9.9%)	92 (41.4%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	66.1	556^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.2%		59.1	725^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.5%	169	68.8	69.5	42.9				58.9	53.1	60.8	48.6				53.4	$22,775	$1,508	$21,267
Fountain Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Church St	Bethlehem	18015	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-5881	530	46	11.5	82.8%	64 (12.1%)	74 (14.0%)	385 (72.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	1447^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.2%		4.6	1482^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.9%	35	10.6	14.4	11.5				12.1	13.8	13.0	13.0				13.4	$21,046	$1,518	$19,528
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	532	41	13.0	47.7%	281 (52.8%)	57 (10.7%)	174 (32.7%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	64.1	587^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.2%		50.4	858^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.8%	271	74.2	63.3	47.6				61.9	55.0	54.4	37.8				49.0	$19,314	$502	$18,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Donegan Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Donegan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Donegan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broughal Middle School
High : Freedom High School

What is the racial makeup of Donegan Elementary School?

Students at Donegan Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Donegan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Donegan Elementary School.

What district is Donegan Elementary School in?

Bethlehem Area School District

Is Donegan Elementary School a good school?

Donegan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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