Enrollment
448
High
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHLEHEM-CENTER SD·NCES 420360004181
Bethlehem-Center JSHS
179 Crawford Rd, Fredericktown, PA 15333 · (724) 267-4910 · Washington County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
438 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bethlehem-Center SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.2pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 16.3% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Bethlehem-Center JSHS
Bethlehem-Center JSHS's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem-Center JSHS this school | 448 | 97.8% | 37.5% |
| Shenango High School New Castle | 449 | 96.2% | 57.5% |
| Curwensville Area JSHS Curwensville | 429 | 99.3% | 50.3% |
| Springdale JSHS Springdale | 421 | 99.5% | 45.6% |
| Eisenhower MS/HS Russell | 425 | 97.9% | 46.0% |
| Reynolds JSHS Greenville | 426 | 94.8% | 46.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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-Center JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #449 of 576 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #474 of 626 ▲ 41 | #14 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #518 of 626 ▼ 32 | #14 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #446 of 713 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #12 of 601 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #494 of 604 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #194 of 619 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #61 of 221 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
448
+116 (+35%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 448 | 51 | 8.8:1 | 98% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 31.5 | 14.4:1 | 96% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 20.5 | 14.7:1 | 37% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 30% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 40% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 34% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethlehem-Center JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (393 to 448); teachers up 70% (30 to 51).
About Bethlehem-Center JSHS
Bethlehem-Center JSHS is a high school located in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. In all, 448 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 39% below the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
In Bethlehem-Center SD, 2 schools enroll a combined 931 students.
The share of White students at Bethlehem-Center JSHS is 94%. Next come 3% multiracial and 2% Black. The diversity index for Bethlehem-Center JSHS is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 51 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.8:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. Bethlehem-Center JSHS has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 98%. On average, public schools in Washington County report 49%.
Bethlehem-Center JSHS's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.5% is 1.8 points above the 35.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $78,958, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 56, with about 26,079 students.
Bethlehem-Center JSHS's closest public school neighbor is Bethlehem-Center Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The ten-mile area around Bethlehem-Center JSHS holds at least 8 other public schools. Bethlehem-Center JSHS ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.5% against a local average of 37.2%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 332 students in 2020-21 to 448 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.8:1 to 8.8:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethlehem-Center SD
- Bethlehem-Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Bethlehem-Center Middle SchoolCombined
Other schools in Fredericktown
- Bethlehem-Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Bethlehem-Center Middle SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Bethlehem-Center Elementary School0.3 mi · 483
- California Area SHS5.7 mi · 290
- California Area Middle School5.7 mi · 158
- California Academy of Learning CS5.7 mi · 153
- California Area Elementary School5.7 mi · 485
- Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School6.5 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Bethlehem-Center JSHSWhat is the total enrollment at Bethlehem-Center JSHS?
Bethlehem-Center JSHS enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Bethlehem-Center JSHS serve?
Bethlehem-Center JSHS serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Bethlehem-Center JSHS have?
Bethlehem-Center JSHS employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
How diverse is Bethlehem-Center JSHS?
Bethlehem-Center JSHS reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bethlehem-Center JSHS in?
Bethlehem-Center JSHS is part of Bethlehem-Center SD.
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