Freemansburg El Sch

Freemansburg El Sch, an intimate elementary campus in Freemansburg, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Bethlehem Area SD, enrolls 328 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 26% below typical.

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

In terms of who attends, Freemansburg El Sch shows that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 23% White, 12% Black. By comparison, Northampton County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Northampton County's rate of about 61%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Freemansburg El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 21.5%.

In the broader community, Northampton County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,184, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Northampton County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students), of which Freemansburg El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Marvine El Sch, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Freemansburg El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freemansburg El Sch at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Freemansburg El Sch has shrank 13%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 328 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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