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Freemansburg Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Freemansburg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Bethlehem Area School District in Pennsylvania. With 360 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freemansburg Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.2% of Freemansburg students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 30.2% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 83% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby schools like Calypso Elementary and Miller Heights Elementary, which outperform Freemansburg on academic measures despite serving similar student populations.

While Freemansburg Elementary's performance has been consistently low, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 12:1 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $18,000-$19,500 suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right interventions and support. The persistent challenges faced by Freemansburg Elementary highlight the need for targeted strategies and resources to address the unique needs of the school and its students.

328

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,462

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Monroe St
Freemansburg, PA 18017-7249

(610) 866-6681

District: Bethlehem Area School District

Students who attend Freemansburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Liberty High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.5%

White:

23.5%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg33%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,309^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	12.8	1309 of 1511	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1372 of 1526	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1315 of 1534	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1277 of 1534	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1203 of 1433	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1317 of 1544	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1400 of 1530	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1364 of 1547	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	1360 of 1554	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	1313 of 1474	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	1340 of 1467	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	1271 of 1519	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	1426 of 1599	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	1385 of 1597	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.2	1141 of 1579	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	61.1	722 of 1549	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	793 of 1551	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	1043 of 1555	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.3	1319 of 1545	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	1120 of 1299	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	1130 of 1308	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.4	1116 of 1302	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	922 of 1030	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1066 of 1084	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1029 of 1043	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1241 of 1466	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1324 of 1488	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	356 of 429	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	411 of 454	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	353 of 432	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1242 of 1369	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1294 of 1432	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1189 of 1414	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1286 of 1475	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1362 of 1495	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1023 of 1201	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1182 of 1229	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1189 of 1236	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Math19%-22 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Freemansburg Elementary School

Is Freemansburg Elementary School a good school?

Freemansburg Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Freemansburg Elementary School in?

Bethlehem Area School District

What schools do graduates of Freemansburg Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Liberty High School

What is the racial makeup of Freemansburg Elementary School?

Students at Freemansburg Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 23% White, 12% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Freemansburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Freemansburg Elementary School.

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