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Marvine Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Marvine Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with 287 students. The school is part of the Bethlehem Area School District, which is ranked 426 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marvine Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. However, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of around $24,000 and a low student-teacher ratio ranging from 10.9 to 13 students per teacher. When compared to other nearby schools in the Bethlehem Area School District, such as Calypso Elementary, Spring Garden Elementary, and Miller Heights Elementary, Marvine Elementary's academic performance is an outlier, with much lower proficiency rates.

The high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, over 90% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a significant factor in Marvine Elementary's academic challenges. While the school's Hispanic students perform better than the overall student population, they still lag behind the state average. The school's low-income and disabled students also struggle, ranking in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these subgroups. Addressing the needs of Marvine Elementary's student population, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, should be a top priority for the Bethlehem Area School District.

265

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,271

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1425 Livingston St
Bethlehem, PA 18017-6799

(610) 865-0012

District: Bethlehem Area School District

Students who attend Marvine Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Liberty High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

African American:

10.9%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,258^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	16.4	1258 of 1511	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1312 of 1526	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1287 of 1534	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1306 of 1534	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1135 of 1544	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1326 of 1530	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	1492 of 1547	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	1378 of 1554	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1297 of 1474	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	1257 of 1467	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	1355 of 1519	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	1494 of 1599	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	1438 of 1597	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	1377 of 1579	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	1305 of 1549	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	1279 of 1551	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	1235 of 1555	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	1327 of 1545	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	1155 of 1299	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.7	1123 of 1308	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.7	1113 of 1302	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	15.7	979 of 1084	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	882 of 1043	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1247 of 1466	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1249 of 1488	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	260 of 429	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	351 of 454	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	293 of 432	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1086 of 1369	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1200 of 1432	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1138 of 1414	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1159 of 1475	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1314 of 1495	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-23 vs state

Math25%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

The teachers are very prepared for the kids. Always nice clean classrooms with a lot of ideas to help the kids with their teachings. My daughter enjoys her class and when she needed additional assistance the school immediately made sure she got it. She is in an additional class for speech therapy. Very upbeat school. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Nice kids, nice teachers, and many after school activities! Close Quote

Schools Near Marvine 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvine Elementary School

Is Marvine Elementary School a good school?

Marvine Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Marvine Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Liberty High School

What is the racial makeup of Marvine Elementary School?

Students at Marvine Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Marvine Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Marvine Elementary School.

What district is Marvine Elementary School in?

Bethlehem Area School District

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