Bethlehem Elementary School

Set in Locust Grove, Georgia, Bethlehem Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school, run under Henry County. It instructs 630 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Henry County comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 43,012 students; Bethlehem Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bethlehem Elementary School reports that Black students make up the majority at 79%; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the resource side, Bethlehem Elementary School logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Henry County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bethlehem Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.9%; this one comes in at 25.0%, -15.8 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Henry County reports that median household income runs about $83,146, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bethlehem Elementary School is one of 54 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students).

Tussahaw Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bethlehem Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 23.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bethlehem Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 27% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 630). The White share of enrollment declined from 23% to 4% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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