Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHLEHEM AREA SD·NCES 420357003454
Marvine Elementary School
1425 Livingston St, Bethlehem, PA 18017 · (610) 865-0012 · Northampton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
262 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
29%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
26.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 16.7% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Marvine Elementary School
Marvine Elementary School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvine Elementary School this school | 265 | 98.9% | 27.1% |
| Washington Elementary School Allentown | 362 | 99.2% | 16.8% |
| Taylor Bayard School Philadelphia | 394 | 98.2% | 12.0% |
| Lehigh Parkway Elementary School Allentown | 276 | 97.1% | 52.8% |
| Cayuga School Philadelphia | 360 | 93.6% | 15.2% |
| Tyson-Schoener Elementary School Reading | 408 | 94.1% | 25.1% |
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 Marvine Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,217 of 1,396 | #29 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,223 of 1,511 ▲ 85 | #28 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,265 of 1,511 ▲ 27 | #29 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,361 of 1,638 | #29 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #101 of 1,528 | #2 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #999 of 1,531 | #32 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #392 of 1,600 | #7 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #345 of 1,045 | #9 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
265
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 265 | 26.1 | 10.2:1 | 99% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 25.4 | 11.3:1 | 94% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 27.3 | 11.0:1 | 90% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 94% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 29.2 | 11.1:1 | 93% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 29 | 11.5:1 | 94% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 91% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 76% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 34 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marvine Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (323 to 265); teachers down 11% (29.2 to 26.1).
About Marvine Elementary School
Marvine Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 265 students. It has 40% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
Besides Marvine Elementary School, Bethlehem Area SD runs 21 other schools. The district enrolls 12,717 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Marvine Elementary School is 83%. Other groups make up 11% Black and 3% White. Northampton County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
Classroom staffing at Marvine Elementary School totals 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Marvine Elementary School is about 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Northampton County is 61%.
A school with Marvine Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 35.2%. Marvine Elementary School scores 27.1%, 8.2 points below that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Northampton County show that the median household earns about $89,184 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Northampton County has 60 public schools with about 38,316 students, including Marvine Elementary School.
The closest school to Marvine Elementary School is Lincoln Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 36.6% on proficiency, and Marvine Elementary School is below that at 27.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
In 2020-21, Marvine Elementary School enrolled 272 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 265. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.2:1.
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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
- Lincoln Elementary School0.4 mi · 355
- Freemansburg Elementary School0.5 mi · 328
- Northeast Middle School1.0 mi · 715
- Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS1.2 mi · 457
- Spring Garden Elementary School1.2 mi · 532
- Governor Wolf Elementary School1.3 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Marvine Elementary SchoolHow large is Marvine Elementary School?
Marvine Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marvine Elementary School serve?
Marvine Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marvine Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marvine Elementary School is approximately 10.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marvine Elementary School?
At Marvine Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 83% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Marvine Elementary School public or private?
Marvine Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bethlehem Area SD.
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