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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHLEHEM AREA SD·NCES 420357003449
Governor Wolf Elementary School
1920 Butztown Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18017 · (610) 867-8191 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
271 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
41.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 42.2% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Governor Wolf Elementary School
Governor Wolf Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Wolf Elementary School this school | 432 | 62.7% | 43.0% |
| Union Canal Elementary School Lebanon | 386 | 66.3% | 41.4% |
| Hayshire Elementary School York | 532 | 64.7% | 45.8% |
| Cornwall Terrace Elementary School Sinking Spring | 553 | 51.7% | 53.8% |
| Trimmer Elementary School York | 421 | 61.8% | 54.5% |
| Fritz Elementary School Lancaster | 526 | 56.1% | 61.2% |
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 Governor Wolf Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,018 of 1,396 | #24 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #971 of 1,511 ▼ 50 | #24 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,113 of 1,511 ▼ 29 | #24 of 34 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #748 of 1,638 | #16 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #655 of 1,528 | #19 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #243 of 1,531 | #6 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #793 of 1,600 | #17 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #915 of 1,045 | #24 of 25 |
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
432
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 432 | 34.1 | 12.7:1 | 63% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 33.3 | 13.8:1 | 59% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 32.7 | 14.0:1 | 57% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 55% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 56% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 52% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 24% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Governor Wolf Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (447 to 432); teachers up 26% (27 to 34.1).
About Governor Wolf Elementary School
Governor Wolf Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school serves 432 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Governor Wolf Elementary School is in Bethlehem Area SD, a district with 12,717 students across 22 schools.
White students form the largest group at Governor Wolf Elementary School, 43% of enrollment. Next come 41% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 74% White among all Northampton County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Governor Wolf Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Federal staffing data show 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Governor Wolf Elementary School and a ratio of 12.7:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 63% of students. Across public schools in Northampton County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Governor Wolf Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Governor Wolf Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.0%, compared with a predicted 50.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Northampton County, median household income is about $89,184, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Governor Wolf Elementary School is among the 60 public schools in Northampton County.
East Hills Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Governor Wolf Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Governor Wolf Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The number of students dropped from 454 to 432 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.7 to 12.7 over 4 years.
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Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethlehem Area SD
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,541 students
- Freedom High SchoolHigh · 1,792 students
- East Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Nitschmann Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Spring Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
Other schools in Bethlehem
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,541 students
- Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,878 students
- Freedom High SchoolHigh · 1,792 students
- East Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Nitschmann Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
Nearby schools
- East Hills Middle School0.8 mi · 966
- Freedom High School0.8 mi · 1,792
- Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School0.9 mi · 18
- Spring Garden Elementary School0.9 mi · 532
- Miller Heights Elementary School0.9 mi · 328
- Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Governor Wolf Elementary SchoolHow large is Governor Wolf Elementary School?
Governor Wolf Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
Is Governor Wolf Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Governor Wolf Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Governor Wolf Elementary School have?
Governor Wolf Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Governor Wolf Elementary School?
At Governor Wolf Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 41% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Governor Wolf Elementary School?
Governor Wolf Elementary School is overseen by Bethlehem Area SD in Northampton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.