Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School is a public charter school in Bethlehem, PA that serves 454 students in grades K-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School significantly underperforms the state and local Bethlehem Area School District averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.2% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. In English Language Arts, 28.8% of students were proficient, compared to 48.5% statewide. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups perform relatively better than the overall student population. The school's dropout rates have also been concerning, ranging from 0% to 1.6% in recent years.

Compared to nearby Bethlehem Area School District elementary schools, Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School is underperforming. For example, Spring Garden Elementary School had 61.9% of students proficient in Math in 2024-2025, compared to just 18.2% at Lehigh Valley Dual Language. The charter school also serves a much more economically disadvantaged population, with 99.34% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby district schools.

457

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,453

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

675 E Broad Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018

(610) 419-3120

District: Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

African American:

2.8%

White:

1.5%

See top rated Pennsylvania elementary schools

Compare Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Math scores 24 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,216^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▬ steady since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

681^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

500^th of 606Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1216 of 1511	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1237 of 1526	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1208 of 1534	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1316 of 1534	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1164 of 1433	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1287 of 1544	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1324 of 1530	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	1376 of 1547	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	1375 of 1554	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	1184 of 1474	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	1490 of 1599	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	146 of 207	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	112 of 200	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	97 of 196	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1180 of 1466	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1255 of 1488	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	248 of 429	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	272 of 454	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	219 of 432	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1013 of 1369	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1150 of 1432	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1017 of 1414	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1185 of 1475	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1165 of 1495	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	681 of 873	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	730 of 891	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	706 of 893	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	765 of 883	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	599 of 797	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	718 of 891	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	675 of 861	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	691 of 877	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	687 of 870	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	61 of 145	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	54 of 150	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	664 of 835	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	766 of 860	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	228 of 348	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	253 of 362	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	238 of 362	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	627 of 843	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	690 of 877	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	654 of 874	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	667 of 839	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	637 of 870	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-20 vs state

Math18%-24 vs state

2.0

1 rating · 1 written review

5★0

4★0

3★0

2★1

1★0

Rate Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 14, 2013

My daughter has ben enrolled at the LVDLCS since it first opened its doors and this will be her last year attending. The first year I was very excited about her going to a school where she would learn Spanish. But every year the school continues to go downhill. Every year there is a new grade added, even thought there is not any room for the children they already have. The teachers have become visibly frustrated and with less patience to deal with the children. I have personally brought teachers to meetings with the principal due to their lack of ethics and caring. Another big problem is the fact that this kids do not have a gym or playground. The cafeteria serves as gym. My daughter is a very smart girl who has always loved school and lately she has told me she hates her teacher and begs me not to send her to school or to call her teacher on regular basic. I wish the best to this school, I love some of their teacher's and principal. But I can not stanby and allow my child to be an experiment of whether this school can make it or will end up closing. I do not recomend this school to any parent who is serious about their childs education. Close Quote

Schools Near Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School

What district is Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School in?

Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School

Is Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School a good school?

Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School?

Students at Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

Rate Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

PAPennsylvania Elementary School Rankings

PAPennsylvania District Rankings

Schools in Bethlehem, PA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School!

Latest Pennsylvania data All new data »

2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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.