📍 1260 Gresham St, Bethlehem, Northampton County, 18017
Lincoln El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethlehem, Northampton County. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethlehem Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lincoln El Sch enrolls 319 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 65% |
| White | 78 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 319 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 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.
Lincoln 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 135.
Lincoln 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 319 students, Lincoln 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