Bethlehem Elementary School

Bethlehem Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Bethlehem School District. Current enrollment sits at 142 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 43% leaner than typical.

Bethlehem Elementary School is a school of Bethlehem School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Bethlehem Elementary School lists that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest looks like 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 36% of students at Bethlehem Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Grafton County's rate of about 25%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bethlehem Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 59.1%, a residual of +18.8 points.

Around the school, Grafton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,261 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Grafton County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,161 students), Bethlehem Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Profile Senior High School, roughly 3.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bethlehem Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bethlehem Elementary School has declined 10%, going from 157 students in 2018 to 142 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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