Fountain Hill El Sch

Fountain Hill El Sch, an average-sized elementary campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, operated by Bethlehem Area SD, hosts 530 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 22 schools in Bethlehem Area SD (12,717 students total), Fountain Hill El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fountain Hill El Sch shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Black, 12% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Fountain Hill El Sch has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lehigh County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Fountain Hill El Sch falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.1%; this one comes in at 15.3%, -26.8 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Lehigh County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,079 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fountain Hill El Sch is one of 83 public schools in Lehigh County (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students).

Nearest neighbor: Broughal MS, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fountain Hill El Sch comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 515 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 73% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.