📍 7900 NC Hwy 127, Taylorsville, Alexander County, 28681
Bethlehem Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Taylorsville, Alexander County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexander County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethlehem Elementary enrolls 458 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 367 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 20 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 458 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethlehem Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 42, state house district 94.
Bethlehem Elementary is one of 12 schools in Alexander County Schools, based in Taylorsville, North Carolina. The district serves 4,344 students district-wide and employs 290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 458 students, Bethlehem Elementary is larger than the district average of about 362 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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