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If you could change one rule at BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
363
Combined
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES·NCES 120090001047
BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL
2767 HIGHWAY 160, BONIFAY, FL 32425 · (850) 547-3621 · Holmes County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Florida public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
228 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 38.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL
BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL this school | 363 | 62.8% | 46.7% |
| POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL GRACEVILLE | 415 | 62.4% | 48.5% |
| CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL CEDAR KEY | 202 | 63.4% | 72.4% |
| LAUREL HILL SCHOOL LAUREL HILL | 432 | 69.2% | 54.5% |
| PAXTON SCHOOL PAXTON | 783 | 60.4% | 64.7% |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL EASTPOINT | 851 | 55.9% | 32.6% |
Matched among Florida K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #19 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #17 of 25 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #17 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #28 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #16 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #39 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #29 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #13 of 24 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 363 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 63% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 23.3 | 16.2:1 | 53% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 20.8 | 19.9:1 | 48% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 50% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 43% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 43% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 54% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 55% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 41 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL.
About BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL
BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL is a public combined-grade school in BONIFAY, Florida. The school serves 363 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25.
HOLMES (8 schools, 3,013 students) runs BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL.
BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 91% White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL is 26 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.0:1. That is 3.7 students per teacher below the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Florida. Around 63% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Holmes County.
The allk12 Grade for BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL is C. Compared with Florida public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.7%.
BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL is located in Holmes County, where the median household income is $49,343, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, is about 9.0 miles from BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. On average proficiency, BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment dropped 3%, to 363.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,513
Census ACS
Median income
$49,343
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOLMES
- BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,136 students
- HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 464 students
- POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 415 students
- PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 298 students
- PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 272 students
- GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMHigh · 45 students
Other schools in BONIFAY
- BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,136 students
- HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 464 students
- GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMHigh · 45 students
- HOLMES VIRTUAL-FRANCHISE FLVSCombined · 20 students
- HOLMES VIRTUAL-DISTRICT INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- HOLMES VIRTUAL-VENDOR INSTRUCTION PROGRAMElementary
Nearby schools
- GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM9.0 mi · 45
- HOLMES VIRTUAL-FRANCHISE FLVS9.0 mi · 20
- POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 415
- HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 464
- BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL10.0 mi · 1,136
- Geneva Middle School11.7 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL?
BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL in?
BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL is part of HOLMES.
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