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George Wolf Elementary School

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George Wolf Elementary School ranks 833 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

George Wolf Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bath, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 436 students. The school is part of the Northampton Area School District, which is ranked 250 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Wolf Elementary School has shown inconsistent academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 628 to 1016 out of 1,500+ Pennsylvania elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math (51%) and PSSA English Language Arts (42.2%) are slightly below the district (42.9% and 50.6%) and state (41.7% and 48.5%) averages. However, the school's performance in PSSA Science is notably higher, with 90.1% of students proficient or better, compared to the district (69.8%) and state (65.8%) averages. The school's spending per student has increased from $16,971 in 2019-2020 to $20,539 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Northampton Area School District, such as Moore Elementary School, George Wolf Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly below in academic proficiency rates. However, when compared to schools in other districts, such as the higher-performing Nazareth Area School District or the lower-performing Catasauqua Area School District, George Wolf Elementary School's performance appears more favorable. The school's increasing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests that it may be facing socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting academic performance, particularly for certain student subgroups.

428

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,239

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Allen Street
Bath, PA 18014

(610) 837-1833

District: Northampton Area School District

Students who attend George Wolf Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northampton Area Middle School
High:	Northampton Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

15.2%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Northampton Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Pennsylvania avg45%

833^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Northampton Area School District

250^th of 606Northampton 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	49.5	833 of 1511	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	713 of 1526	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	993 of 1534	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	813 of 1534	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	797 of 1433	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	628 of 1544	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	850 of 1530	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	1016 of 1547	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.9	947 of 1554	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	887 of 1474	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	913 of 1467	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	950 of 1519	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	1001 of 1599	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	911 of 1597	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.8	664 of 1579	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.3	1050 of 1549	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.1	1120 of 1551	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.8	890 of 1555	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.8	832 of 1545	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.6	712 of 1299	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.2	1103 of 1308	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	52.2	723 of 1302	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	650 of 1030	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	489 of 1084	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	768 of 1466	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	715 of 1488	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	52.1	201 of 432	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	778 of 1369	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	721 of 1432	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	960 of 1414	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	850 of 1475	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	666 of 1495	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	750 of 1201	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	566 of 1229	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	935 of 1236	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math51%+9 vs state

English Language Arts42%-6 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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Wolf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Allen Street	Bath	18014	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 837-1833	428	38	11.2	55.8%	332 (77.6%)	20 (4.7%)	65 (15.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	49.5	833^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.9%		59.9	713^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.3%	120	49.2	52.2	51.3	51.0	36.9	43.2	45.8	42.2	$22,239	$1,844	$20,395
Lower Nazareth Elementary School	Public	K-4	4422 Newburg Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-7311	615	43	14.4	23.1%	441 (71.7%)	14 (2.3%)	69 (11.2%)	64 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	91.5	89^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.1%		84.9	193^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	87.4%	104	73.9	85.9		79.8	78.2	83.6		80.6	$17,988	$171	$17,817
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
Moore Elementary School	Public	K-5	2835 Mountain View Dr	Bath	18014	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 837-1859	362	31	11.5	36.2%	312 (86.2%)	5 (1.4%)	43 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	61.2	636^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.9%		70.4	484^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.3%	152	52.4	61.0	49.1	54.3	41.7	62.7	54.4	52.9	$23,804	$1,506	$22,298
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
Shafer Elementary School	Public	K-4	49 S Liberty St	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 759-5228	559	42	13.3	42.6%	412 (73.7%)	10 (1.8%)	88 (15.7%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	76.9	343^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	77.3%		66.9	555^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.6%	212	71.9	68.4		70.4	59.0	64.3		61.2	$19,181	$624	$18,557
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
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School	Public	K-4	251 N 14th St	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 264-5601	589	40	14.6	96.9%	245 (41.6%)	47 (8.0%)	249 (42.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	17.6	1242^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.8	1128^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.1%	114	31.0	29.6		30.4	30.4	23.5		27.2	$18,468	$1,073	$17,395
Kenneth N Butz Junior Elementary School	Public	K-4	960 Bushkill Center Rd	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-1118	576	43	13.3	22.6%	480 (83.3%)	9 (1.6%)	47 (8.2%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	80.2	277^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.6	299^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.4%	22	72.7	70.1		71.4	61.7	67.8		64.6	$17,748	$263	$17,484

Frequently Asked Questions about George Wolf Elementary School

How many students attend George Wolf Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended George Wolf Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Wolf Elementary School?

Students at George Wolf Elementary School are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is George Wolf Elementary School a good school?

George Wolf Elementary School ranks 833^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is George Wolf Elementary School in?

Northampton Area School District

What schools do graduates of George Wolf Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Wolf Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northampton Area Middle School
High : Northampton Area High School

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