The Bethlehem Area School District covers the City of Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...

, the Boroughs

Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....

 of Fountain Hill

Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania

Fountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Fountain Hill was 4,614 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 and Freemansburg

Freemansburg, Pennsylvania

Freemansburg is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Freemansburg is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Freemansburg was 1,897 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 and Bethlehem Township

Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania

Bethlehem Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bethlehem Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state and is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania....

 and Hanover Township

Hanover Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Hanover Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hanover Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Hanover Township was 10,866 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

 in Lehigh County

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....

 and Northampton County

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

As of the 2010 census, the county was 86.3% White, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 2.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.2% were two or more races, and 3.8% were some other race. 10.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.As of the census of...

. The district operates two High Schools, four Middle Schools and sixteen Elementary Schools as well as other educational institutions. The enrollment of the school district is 15,036, with 55% White, 9.5% Black, 32.3% Hispanic, 3.1% Asian, and 0.2% Native American.

High Schools

• Freedom High School
  Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)
  Freedom High School is a public high school, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Freedom is one of two public high schools in the Bethlehem Area School District. It is located at 3149 Chester Avenue, Bethlehem Township.The total...
  
  
• Liberty High School
  Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
  For schools with similar names, see Liberty High School.Liberty High School is a public high school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the United States....
  
  

Middle Schools

• Broughal Middle School
• East Hills Middle School
• Nitschmann Middle School
  Nitschmann Middle School
  Nitschmann Middle School is a public middle school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located at 909 W Union Blvd, Bethlehem, PA....
  
  
• Northeast Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Asa Packer Elementary School
• Calypso Elementary School
• Clearview Elementary School
• Donegan Elementary School
• Fountain Hill Elementary School
• Fountain Hill Kindergarten Center
• Freemansburg Elemantary School
• Governor Wolf Elementary School
• Hanover Elementary School
• James Buchanan Elementary School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Marvine Elementary School
• Miller Heights Elementary School
• Spring Garden Elementary School
• Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
• William Penn Elementary School

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district ranked 356th out of 498 Pennsylvania districts by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking is based on five years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs

Pennsylvania System of School Assessment

The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment is a standardized test administered to public schools in the state of Pennsylvania. Students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 are assessed in reading skills and mathematics. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 are assessed in writing skills...

 results in: reading, writing, math and three years of science.

• 2010 - 342nd
• 2009 - 351st
• 2008 - 353rd
• 2007 - 354th out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts ranking,

In 2011, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported an Overachievers Ranking for 497 Pennsylvania school districts. Bethlehem Area School District ranked 205th. The paper describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."

• 2010 - 96th
• 2009 - 134th

Graduation Rate:

In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Bethlehem Area School Distrct's rate was 82% for 2010.

According to traditional graduation rate calculations:

• 2010 - 85%
• 2009 - 84%
• 2008 - 86%
• 2007 - 86%

In 2009, Bethlehem Area School District student academic achievement ranked in the 21st percentile among 500 PA school districts. (0-99; 100 is state best)

College remediation: According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 25% of Bethlehem Area School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a large public university system in the United States. It is the tenth-largest university system in the United States and 43rd largest in the world...

 or community colleges. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pennsylvania Department of Education

The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...

, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

Private/Other Schools

• Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School
  Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School
  The Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School is a career & technical school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
  
  
• Bethlehem Catholic High School
• Centennial School
• Holy Infancy School
• Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts
• Lehigh Valley Academy
• Moravian Academy
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
• Regional Academic Standards Academy
• Sacred Heart of Bethlehem School
• Seton Academy
• St. Anne School