📍 1621 Catasauqua Road, Bethlehem, Lehigh County, 18017
James Buchanan El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethlehem, Lehigh County. The school has 263 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethlehem Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Buchanan El Sch enrolls 263 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 9.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 46% |
| White | 99 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 263 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
James Buchanan 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.
James Buchanan 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 263 students, James Buchanan 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
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