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Does Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,878
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEHIGH VALLEY ACADEMY REGIONAL CS·NCES 420009800635
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS
2040 Avenue C, Bethlehem, PA 18017 · (610) 866-9660 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,878 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
158 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
972 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 146 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 150 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 147 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 144 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 144 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (146) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (145).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
41.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.5pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 27.8% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,878
+72 (+4%) vs 2020
+93% since 2010-11, when it was 973
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 1,878 | 157.5 | 11.9:1 | 52% (972) |
| 2023-24 | 1,847 | 166.3 | 11.1:1 | 53% (972) |
| 2022-23 | 1,795 | 170 | 10.6:1 | 46% (819) |
| 2020-21 | 1,806 | 172 | 10.5:1 | 48% (858) |
| 2017-18 | 1,719 | 132.3 | 13.0:1 | 44% (757) |
| 2015-16 | 1,627 | 112 | 14.5:1 | 37% (609) |
| 2010-11 | 973 | 65 | 15.0:1 | 28% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,719 to 1,878); teachers up 19% (132.3 to 157.5).
About Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS is a medium-sized combined-grade school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 18017). The school's enrollment of 1,878 students covers kindergarten through 12.
Federal records list Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS as its own district.
A majority of students at Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS, 51%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 24% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Lehigh County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. By the diversity index, Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS comes in at 66%.
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS operates with 157.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.9:1. For comparison, combined schools in Pennsylvania average 15.5:1. About 52% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 18 points below the 70% average for public schools in Lehigh County.
allk12 grades Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS a B. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 55.4%. Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS scores 41.7%, 13.7 points below that line.
Lehigh County has about 378,792 residents, and median household income is about $80,079, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 83 public schools in Lehigh County, with a combined enrollment of about 56,984.
Nearby, Asa Packer Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS's average proficiency of 41.7% compares with 47.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS's location as City: Small. Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,806 in 2020-21 and 1,878 in 2024-25, a 4% gain. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.9:1) than in 2020-21 (10.5:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethlehem
- 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
- Southern Lehigh Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 702 students
Nearby schools
- Asa Packer Elementary School0.5 mi · 314
- Hanover Elementary School1.2 mi · 205
- Clearview Elementary School1.4 mi · 384
- James Buchanan Elementary School1.5 mi · 253
- Sonia Sotomayor Dual Lang Immersion Academy2.0 mi · 112
- Francis H Sheckler Elementary School2.0 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CSHow many students attend Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS?
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS enrolls approximately 1,878 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS serve?
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS is approximately 11.9:1 (158 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS?
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS reports a student body of 24% White, 51% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS public or private?
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.