📍 404 E North St, Bethlehem, Northampton County, 18018
Thomas Jefferson El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethlehem, Northampton County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethlehem Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson El Sch enrolls 224 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 54% |
| White | 62 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 18% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 224 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 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.
Thomas Jefferson El Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Thomas Jefferson 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, Thomas Jefferson 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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