Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULPEHOCKEN AREA SD·NCES 422382006321
Bethel Elementary School
8390 Lancaster Ave, Bethel, PA 19507 · (717) 933-4131 · Berks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
181 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Tulpehocken Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 51.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Bethel Elementary School
Bethel Elementary School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Elementary School this school | 286 | 63.3% | 53.2% |
| St Thomas Elementary School Saint Thomas | 297 | 62.3% | 43.9% |
| Weatherly Area Elementary School Weatherly | 291 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| White Deer Elementary School New Columbia | 287 | 65.9% | 56.9% |
| Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus Mayfield | 268 | 65.7% | 46.4% |
| Salisbury Elementary School Gap | 258 | 63.6% | 52.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Bethel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #781 of 1,396 | #22 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #821 of 1,511 ▼ 103 | #21 of 47 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #879 of 1,511 ▼ 56 | #22 of 47 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #1,297 of 1,638 | #43 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #96 of 1,528 | #1 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #965 of 1,531 | #28 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #784 of 1,600 | #19 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #204 of 1,045 | #11 of 33 |
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
286
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 286 | 28.3 | 10.1:1 | 63% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 28.4 | 11.4:1 | 56% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 24.6 | 13.0:1 | 50% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 54% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 29.2 | 12.8:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 52% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 41% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 17% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (374 to 286); teachers down 3% (29.2 to 28.3).
About Bethel Elementary School
Bethel Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Bethel, Pennsylvania. In all, 286 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. It has 35% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
The Tulpehocken Area SD system has 4 schools and 1,243 students.
The share of White students at Bethel Elementary School is 82%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 70% White. The diversity index for Bethel Elementary School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Bethel Elementary School totals 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 63% of students (181) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bethel Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
In Pennsylvania, Bethel Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 53.2% actual against a predicted 50.5%.
In Berks County, the median household earns about $79,777 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Berks County has 95 public schools with about 62,375 students, including Bethel Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tulpehocken Area Middle School, is about 6.1 miles. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Bethel Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Bethel Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 306 (2020-21) to 286 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about Bethel Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tulpehocken Area SD
- Tulpehocken Area High SchoolHigh · 441 students
- Penn Bernville Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
- Tulpehocken Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Other Bethel Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bethel Elementary. Bethel Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 11.
- Bethel Elementary SchoolTipp City, OH · 944 students
- Bethel ElementarySimpsonville, SC · 915 students
- Bethel ElementaryMidland, NC · 611 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolShawnee, OK · 556 students
- Bethel ElementaryCanton, NC · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Tulpehocken Area Middle School6.1 mi · 214
- Tulpehocken Area High School6.1 mi · 441
- Jackson Elementary School7.3 mi · 203
- Pine Grove Area High School7.8 mi · 495
- Pine Grove Area Middle School7.9 mi · 411
- Pine Grove Elementary School7.9 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bethel Elementary School?
Bethel Elementary School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades KG-06.
Is Bethel Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethel Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Bethel Elementary School have?
Bethel Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bethel Elementary School?
At Bethel Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bethel Elementary School public or private?
Bethel Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tulpehocken Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.