Farmersville El Sch

Farmersville El Sch is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in Easton, Pennsylvania, run under Bethlehem Area SD, with 357 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Bethlehem Area SD runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 12,717 students. Farmersville El Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Farmersville El Sch logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder comes out to 17% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Northampton County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Farmersville El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Northampton County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,184 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Northampton County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students), of which Farmersville El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Farmersville El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Farmersville El Sch has decreased 14%, going from 415 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 5% to 13% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.