Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHLEHEM AREA SD·NCES 420357003455
Miller Heights Elementary School
3605 Allen St, Bethlehem, PA 18020 · (610) 868-6441 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
141 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
59%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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 63.6% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Miller Heights Elementary School
Miller Heights Elementary School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Heights Elementary School this school | 328 | 43.0% | 62.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Emmaus | 268 | 42.9% | 60.2% |
| Jacksonwald Elementary School Reading | 370 | 50.8% | 53.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Emmaus | 376 | 44.7% | 58.8% |
| Alburtis Elementary School Alburtis | 360 | 36.7% | 71.4% |
| Valley View Elementary School York | 286 | 47.6% | N/A |
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 Miller Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #524 of 1,396 | #11 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #583 of 1,511 ▼ 189 | #15 of 34 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #604 of 1,511 ▲ 82 | #13 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #1,140 of 1,638 | #24 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #586 of 1,528 | #16 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #335 of 1,531 | #16 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #1,109 of 1,600 | #26 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #250 of 1,045 | #5 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
328
0 (0%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 328 | 26.3 | 12.5:1 | 43% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 26.8 | 12.3:1 | 43% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 37% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 26.9 | 15.6:1 | 30% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 18 | 23.4:1 | 7% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (419 to 328); teachers down 2% (26.9 to 26.3).
About Miller Heights Elementary School
Miller Heights Elementary School is a small elementary school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, under Bethlehem Area SD. A total of 328 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 26% lower.
The district for Miller Heights Elementary School is Bethlehem Area SD, with 22 schools and 12,717 students.
Miller Heights Elementary School's enrollment is 55% White. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Northampton County, the White share is about 74%. Miller Heights Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Miller Heights Elementary School is 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.5:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.1:1. About 43% of students, or 141, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Northampton County.
The allk12 Grade for Miller Heights Elementary School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 59.2% for a school in Pennsylvania with Miller Heights Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Miller Heights Elementary School posts 62.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Northampton County, median household income is about $89,184, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Miller Heights Elementary School is one of 60 public schools in Northampton County, which together enroll about 38,316 students.
The next-closest public school is Governor Wolf Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Miller Heights Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Miller Heights Elementary School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Miller Heights Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 328 students in 2020-21 and 328 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Miller Heights Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Miller Heights Elementary. Miller Heights Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Miller Heights Elementary SchoolBELTON, TX · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Governor Wolf Elementary School0.9 mi · 432
- Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School1.2 mi · 18
- Freedom High School1.3 mi · 1,792
- Marvine Elementary School1.4 mi · 265
- East Hills Middle School1.4 mi · 966
- Lincoln Elementary School1.5 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Heights Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Miller Heights Elementary School?
Miller Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Miller Heights Elementary School serve?
Miller Heights Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miller Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Miller Heights Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Miller Heights Elementary School?
At Miller Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian.
Is Miller Heights Elementary School public or private?
Miller Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bethlehem Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.