📍 1650 Kenwood Dr, Bethlehem, Northampton County, 18017
Asa Packer El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethlehem, Northampton County. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethlehem Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Asa Packer El Sch enrolls 339 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 228 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 339 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Asa Packer El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 40, state house district 138.
Asa Packer 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 339 students, Asa Packer 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: Suburb - Large