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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029000176
Bethlehem Elementary School
47 McElhannon Rd SW, Bethlehem, GA 30620 · (770) 867-2238 · Barrow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
394 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.8pp since 2021
Math
46.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +16.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 44.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.7% | 37.3% |
| 2021-22 | 30.8% | 29.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Elementary School
Bethlehem Elementary School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Elementary School this school | 641 | 61.5% | 38.2% |
| County Line Elementary School Winder | 573 | 62.0% | 37.7% |
| Austin Road Elementary School Winder | 700 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
| Hamilton Crossing Elementary School Cartersville | 653 | 63.1% | 41.9% |
| Cartersville Elementary School Cartersville | 629 | 61.4% | 44.4% |
| Statham Elementary School Statham | 776 | 62.8% | 31.2% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Barrow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #587 of 1,208 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #481 of 1,215 ▲ 30 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #628 of 1,215 ▲ 8 | #5 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #147 of 1,183 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #503 of 1,324 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #268 of 1,301 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #269 of 1,301 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #925 of 1,312 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #335 of 854 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
641
-115 (-15%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 641 | 53.5 | 12.0:1 | 61% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 54.6 | 12.1:1 | 68% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 59.7 | 14.2:1 | 45% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 58 | 13.0:1 | 52% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 763 | 51.5 | 14.8:1 | 63% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 829 | 56 | 14.8:1 | 58% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 949 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 59% (559) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 44% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethlehem Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (763 to 641); teachers up 4% (51.5 to 53.5).
About Bethlehem Elementary School
Bethlehem Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Bethlehem, Georgia. It enrolled 641 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Bethlehem Elementary School is part of a district of 17 schools: Barrow County, with 15,313 students.
White students are the largest group at Bethlehem Elementary School, with 50% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Barrow County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Bethlehem Elementary School comes in at 66%.
Federal staffing data show 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bethlehem Elementary School and a ratio of 12.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 61% of enrollment. Across public schools in Barrow County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Bethlehem Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.2%, compared with a predicted 45.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Barrow County show that median household income is about $80,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 17 public schools operate in Barrow County, serving about 15,313 students.
Of nearby public schools, Austin Road Elementary School is the closest, at about 3.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bethlehem Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Bethlehem Elementary School went from 756 students to 641. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 12.0:1 over the same years.
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Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
Other Bethlehem Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bethlehem Elementary. Bethlehem Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Bethlehem Elementary SchoolLocust Grove, GA · 630 students
- Bethlehem ElementaryTaylorsville, NC · 435 students
- Bethlehem Elementary SchoolBethlehem, CT · 276 students
- Bethlehem Elementary SchoolBethlehem, NH · 142 students
- Bethlehem Elementary SchoolWheeling, WV · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Road Elementary School3.6 mi · 700
- Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy3.9 mi · 967
- Walker Park Elementary School3.9 mi · 755
- Apalachee High School4.2 mi · 1,949
- Kennedy Elementary School4.4 mi · 764
- Haymon-Morris Middle School4.4 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Bethlehem Elementary SchoolHow large is Bethlehem Elementary School?
Bethlehem Elementary School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bethlehem Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethlehem Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bethlehem Elementary School have?
Bethlehem Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bethlehem Elementary School?
At Bethlehem Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bethlehem Elementary School public or private?
Bethlehem Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barrow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.