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Bethlehem Area School District

At a glance

426^thof 606 Pennsylvania districts▲ 25

Better than 29% of Pennsylvania districts

Elementary 16 Middle 4 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

1516 Sycamore St
Bethlehem, PA 18017-6099·(610) 861-0500·All Pennsylvania district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 29.7% of districts

Schools

12,717

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHanover Elementary School118^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Spring Garden Elementary School up 271 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Marvine Elementary School 10.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The Bethlehem Area School District in Pennsylvania encompasses 22 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Several schools within the district stand out for their exceptional performance, with Hanover Elementary School, Farmersville Elementary School, Miller Heights Elementary School, and Asa Packer Elementary School ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. These schools demonstrate consistently high proficiency rates in math and English language arts, far exceeding the district and state averages.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with some schools struggling to meet proficiency standards. The range in student outcomes suggests that factors beyond just district-level management, such as socioeconomic status, may be influencing school-level performance. By identifying the highest and lowest-performing schools, the Bethlehem Area School District can work to understand the underlying factors and develop targeted strategies to support all students in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	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 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	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
James Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1621 Catasauqua Road	Bethlehem	18017	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-1766	253	21	12.1	67.2%	94 (37.2%)	27 (10.7%)	115 (45.5%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	24.9	1139^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.6%		33.6	1079^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.3%	60				26.4	35.3	29.3				30.1	26.3	35.3	34.2				31.9	$18,785	$655	$18,129
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
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	432	34	12.6	62.7%	186 (43.1%)	49 (11.3%)	175 (40.5%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36	1014^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.9%		37	1044^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.6%	30				43.5	46.5	35.8				42.0	45.8	36.6	22.9				35.1	$17,318	$1,342	$15,976
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
Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Abington Rd	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-5994	384	30	12.6	71.6%	133 (34.6%)	46 (12.0%)	194 (50.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	34.2	1036^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.4%		38.5	1025^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.8%	11				30.7	52.2	37.5				38.9	32.2	39.1	34.8				35.0	$17,984	$739	$17,245
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
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	328	26	12.4	43.0%	181 (55.2%)	37 (11.3%)	98 (29.9%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65.4	566^th of 1511 public elementary schools	62.5%		70.2	487^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.1%	79				53.7	63.4	59.1				58.0	46.2	65.9	55.8				54.5	$18,250	$58	$18,192
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	357	28	12.6	34.2%	207 (58.0%)	48 (13.4%)	61 (17.1%)	36 (10.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	69.2	485^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.9%		61.3	679^th of 1526 public elementary schools	55.5%	194				77.0	51.0	40.0				59.4	67.6	60.8	44.4				59.4	$18,740	$586	$18,155
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
Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	3890 Jacksonville Rd	Bethlehem	18017	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-3210	205	17	12.3	24.4%	152 (74.1%)	6 (2.9%)	34 (16.6%)	12 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90.3	118^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.2%		79	309^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.8%	191				75.8	85.7	79.4				80.4	63.7	88.5	73.5				75.5	$19,134	$56	$19,078
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Fernwood St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-8581	715	59	12.0	72.6%	190 (26.6%)	101 (14.1%)	394 (55.1%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	22.6	656^th of 873 public middle schools	24.9%		19	699^th of 891 public middle schools	21.5%	43							10.3	16.6	17.9	14.8				28.0	31.8	27.3	29.1	$20,290	$1,467	$18,823
Nitschmann Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 W. Union Blvd	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 866-5781	731	56	13.1	48.8%	378 (51.7%)	71 (9.7%)	243 (33.2%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	54.5	390^th of 873 public middle schools	55.3%		58.1	386^th of 891 public middle schools	56.7%	4							33.9	30.6	36.6	33.7				42.6	42.4	50.0	45.2	$18,457	$398	$18,059
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	520	45	11.5	85.4%	64 (12.3%)	60 (11.5%)	384 (73.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	10.7	778^th of 873 public middle schools	10.9%		10.5	787^th of 891 public middle schools	11.7%	9							6.9	8.1	5.7	6.8				15.6	19.1	19.1	17.9	$24,508	$2,341	$22,167
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1115 Linden St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-7200	2,541	158	16.0	64.3%	880 (34.6%)	271 (10.7%)	1,269 (49.9%)	59 (2.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	55 (2.2%)	20.1	552^nd of 681 public high schools	18.9%		25.4	536^th of 686 public high schools	21.9%	16	23.8	29.1	43.8															$17,921	$239	$17,682
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	966	73	13.2	52.7%	503 (52.1%)	99 (10.2%)	304 (31.5%)	35 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.9%)	45.4	488^th of 873 public middle schools	44.1%		42.6	535^th of 891 public middle schools	40.0%	47							27.5	28.4	23.3	26.1				45.5	42.7	42.4	43.5	$17,787	$219	$17,568
Freedom High School	Public	9-12	3149 Chester Ave	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-5843	1,792	108	16.5	53.2%	763 (42.6%)	201 (11.2%)	721 (40.2%)	67 (3.7%)	5 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	26 (1.5%)	35.5	476^th of 681 public high schools	30.1%		34.2	488^th of 686 public high schools	28.9%	12	33.4	40.3	51.2															$19,061	$438	$18,623
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	314	27	11.7	33.8%	206 (65.6%)	21 (6.7%)	67 (21.3%)	20 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.5	544^th of 1511 public elementary schools	64.0%		57.5	752^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	50.7%	208				69.8	66.0	53.8				63.2	50.0	53.2	48.0				50.3	$18,521	$162	$18,359
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
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
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
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

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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.