Governor Wolf El Sch

Governor Wolf El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, operated by Bethlehem Area SD. The school instructs 432 students in grades K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Governor Wolf El Sch records that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 41% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Northampton County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Governor Wolf El Sch has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Governor Wolf El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Northampton County) reports that median household income runs about $89,184, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Governor Wolf El Sch is one of 60 public schools in Northampton County (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Hills MS, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Governor Wolf El Sch at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Governor Wolf El Sch's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 432). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 31% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Governor Wolf El Sch typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.