Thomas Jefferson El Sch

Thomas Jefferson El Sch, a cozy primary school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, operated by Bethlehem Area SD, hosts 238 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 46% leaner than typical.

Across the 22 schools in Bethlehem Area SD (12,717 students total), Thomas Jefferson El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Thomas Jefferson El Sch shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% White, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Northampton County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Northampton County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Thomas Jefferson El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 29.7%, a residual of -11.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Northampton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,184 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Northampton County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students), Thomas Jefferson El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas Jefferson El Sch at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

Thomas Jefferson El Sch operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 238 students in 2018 compared to 238 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 9% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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