📍 1210 East 4th St, Bethlehem, Northampton County, 18015
Donegan El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethlehem, Northampton County. The school has 449 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 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Donegan El Sch enrolls 449 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 356 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 13% |
| White | 31 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 449 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 392 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.
Donegan 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.
Donegan 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 449 students, Donegan 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