📍 1021 Calypso Ave, Bethlehem, Lehigh County, 18018
Calypso El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethlehem, Lehigh County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethlehem Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Calypso El Sch enrolls 224 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 42% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 44% |
| White | 95 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 11% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 224 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Calypso El Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA-70, state senate district 18, state house district 133.
Calypso El Sch is one of 22 schools in Bethlehem Area SD, based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,769 students district-wide and employs 963 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, Calypso El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 580 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small