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Bethlehem Area School District

1516 Sycamore St, Bethlehem, PA 18017

13.6K Students | 908 Teachers | 22 Schools

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Miller Heights El Sch
Nitschmann MS
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Spring Garden El Sch
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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

White students are 7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

White students are 2.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 4.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

7.3x

Native American or Alaska Native students are 7.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 4.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 2.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 3.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

2.2 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 2.2 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.9 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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Students

55% Nonwhite Students

57% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

83% High School Graduation Rate

18% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

835 students

4% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

607 students

19% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

876 students

22% Students Enrolled in Physics

1,020 students

22% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

1,009 students

22% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,006 students

29% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,349 students

26% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,217 students

6% Students Enrolled in Calculus

293 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

246 students

Teachers & Resources

15 Students for Every Teacher

4% Inexperienced Teachers

37% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

19.5 Average Number of AP Courses per School

4.4 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

2 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

2 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

22 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

938 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

7% of all students in this district

372 Total In-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

54 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

158 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.5Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0 Total Arrests

117 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

5 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

2 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Russell Giordano
(610) 861-0500 x60225
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Vivian Robledo-Shorey
(610) 861-0500 x60280
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Claire Hogan
(610) 861-0500 x60009
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Asa Packer El Sch	Bethlehem	30%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Broughal MS	Bethlehem	86%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3x
Calypso El Sch	Bethlehem	56%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Clearview El Sch	Bethlehem	64%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Donegan El Sch	Bethlehem	92%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Hills MS	Bethlehem	38%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.3x
Farmersville El Sch	Easton	34%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fountain Hill El Sch	Bethlehem	83%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.3x
Freedom HS	Bethlehem	49%	45%	86%	3.6x	4.1x
Freemansburg El Sch	Freemansburg	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Governor Wolf El Sch	Bethlehem	46%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hanover El Sch	Bethlehem	28%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James Buchanan El Sch	Bethlehem	41%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Liberty HS	Bethlehem	55%	56%	83%	2.9x	5x
Lincoln El Sch	Bethlehem	73%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marvine El Sch	Bethlehem	95%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Miller Heights El Sch	Bethlehem	32%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nitschmann MS	Bethlehem	39%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.2x
Northeast MS	Bethlehem	64%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Spring Garden El Sch	Bethlehem	38%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.5x
Thomas Jefferson El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
William Penn El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Asa Packer El Sch	Bethlehem	30%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Broughal MS	Bethlehem	86%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calypso El Sch	Bethlehem	56%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Clearview El Sch	Bethlehem	64%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Donegan El Sch	Bethlehem	92%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
East Hills MS	Bethlehem	38%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.1x
Farmersville El Sch	Easton	34%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fountain Hill El Sch	Bethlehem	83%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Freedom HS	Bethlehem	49%	45%	86%	3.2x	3.7x
Freemansburg El Sch	Freemansburg	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Governor Wolf El Sch	Bethlehem	46%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hanover El Sch	Bethlehem	28%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James Buchanan El Sch	Bethlehem	41%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Liberty HS	Bethlehem	55%	56%	83%	4.1x	3.8x
Lincoln El Sch	Bethlehem	73%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marvine El Sch	Bethlehem	95%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Miller Heights El Sch	Bethlehem	32%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Nitschmann MS	Bethlehem	39%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.1x
Northeast MS	Bethlehem	64%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Spring Garden El Sch	Bethlehem	38%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Thomas Jefferson El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
William Penn El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Asa Packer El Sch	Bethlehem	30%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Broughal MS	Bethlehem	86%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calypso El Sch	Bethlehem	56%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Clearview El Sch	Bethlehem	64%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Donegan El Sch	Bethlehem	92%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Hills MS	Bethlehem	38%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Farmersville El Sch	Easton	34%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fountain Hill El Sch	Bethlehem	83%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Freedom HS	Bethlehem	49%	45%	86%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Freemansburg El Sch	Freemansburg	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Governor Wolf El Sch	Bethlehem	46%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hanover El Sch	Bethlehem	28%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James Buchanan El Sch	Bethlehem	41%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Liberty HS	Bethlehem	55%	56%	83%	.5Less likely	2.5x
Lincoln El Sch	Bethlehem	73%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marvine El Sch	Bethlehem	95%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Miller Heights El Sch	Bethlehem	32%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nitschmann MS	Bethlehem	39%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3x
Northeast MS	Bethlehem	64%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.1x
Spring Garden El Sch	Bethlehem	38%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Thomas Jefferson El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
William Penn El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Asa Packer El Sch	Bethlehem	30%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Broughal MS	Bethlehem	86%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.6x
Calypso El Sch	Bethlehem	56%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Clearview El Sch	Bethlehem	64%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Donegan El Sch	Bethlehem	92%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Hills MS	Bethlehem	38%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Farmersville El Sch	Easton	34%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fountain Hill El Sch	Bethlehem	83%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Freedom HS	Bethlehem	49%	45%	86%	0 Not available	17.6x
Freemansburg El Sch	Freemansburg	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Governor Wolf El Sch	Bethlehem	46%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hanover El Sch	Bethlehem	28%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James Buchanan El Sch	Bethlehem	41%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Liberty HS	Bethlehem	55%	56%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln El Sch	Bethlehem	73%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marvine El Sch	Bethlehem	95%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Miller Heights El Sch	Bethlehem	32%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nitschmann MS	Bethlehem	39%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Northeast MS	Bethlehem	64%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Spring Garden El Sch	Bethlehem	38%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Thomas Jefferson El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
William Penn El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Asa Packer El Sch	Bethlehem	30%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Broughal MS	Bethlehem	86%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.7x
Calypso El Sch	Bethlehem	56%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Clearview El Sch	Bethlehem	64%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Donegan El Sch	Bethlehem	92%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Hills MS	Bethlehem	38%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.7x
Farmersville El Sch	Easton	34%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	17.7x
Fountain Hill El Sch	Bethlehem	83%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Freedom HS	Bethlehem	49%	45%	86%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Freemansburg El Sch	Freemansburg	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Governor Wolf El Sch	Bethlehem	46%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hanover El Sch	Bethlehem	28%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James Buchanan El Sch	Bethlehem	41%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.3x
Liberty HS	Bethlehem	55%	56%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lincoln El Sch	Bethlehem	73%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marvine El Sch	Bethlehem	95%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Miller Heights El Sch	Bethlehem	32%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Nitschmann MS	Bethlehem	39%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northeast MS	Bethlehem	64%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.5x
Spring Garden El Sch	Bethlehem	38%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Thomas Jefferson El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
William Penn El Sch	Bethlehem	67%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →