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Calypso Elementary School
1021 Calypso Ave
Bethlehem PA, 18018, Northampton County
Phone: 610-691-0152
Ranking:
(1,962 out of 2,311, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bethlehem Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 239 | 248 | 280 | 301 | 293 | 274 | 279 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 19 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 29 | 12.1% | 39 | 15.7% | 41 | 14.6% | 43 | 14.3% | 45 | 15.4% | 58 | 21.2% | 40 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 36 | 15.1% | 47 | 19.0% | 45 | 16.1% | 45 | 15.0% | 60 | 20.5% | 42 | 15.3% | 51 | 18.3% |
Grade 2: | 36 | 15.1% | 40 | 16.1% | 44 | 15.7% | 58 | 19.3% | 43 | 14.7% | 40 | 14.6% | 55 | 19.7% |
Grade 3: | 37 | 15.5% | 35 | 14.1% | 59 | 21.1% | 43 | 14.3% | 53 | 18.1% | 52 | 19.0% | 39 | 14.0% |
Grade 4: | 35 | 14.6% | 53 | 21.4% | 41 | 14.6% | 54 | 17.9% | 56 | 19.1% | 40 | 14.6% | 46 | 16.5% |
Grade 5: | 47 | 19.7% | 34 | 13.7% | 50 | 17.9% | 58 | 19.3% | 36 | 12.3% | 42 | 15.3% | 48 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 129 | 54.0% | 137 | 55.2% | 152 | 54.3% | 162 | 53.8% | 140 | 47.8% | 130 | 47.4% | 141 | 50.5% |
Female: | 110 | 46.0% | 111 | 44.8% | 128 | 45.7% | 139 | 46.2% | 131 | 44.7% | 135 | 49.3% | 134 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 89 | 37.2% | 89 | 35.9% | 98 | 35.0% | 90 | 29.9% | 88 | 30.0% | 83 | 30.3% | 87 | 31.2% |
Black: | 15 | 6.3% | 20 | 8.1% | 27 | 9.6% | 34 | 11.3% | 26 | 8.9% | 26 | 9.5% | 35 | 12.5% |
White: | 120 | 50.2% | 124 | 50.0% | 142 | 50.7% | 171 | 56.8% | 160 | 54.6% | 158 | 57.7% | 154 | 55.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 4.2% | 9 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 36.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 115 | 41.1% | 105 | 34.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 76 | 27.7% | 91 | 32.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 9.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 10.4% | 37 | 12.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 13.5% | 30 | 10.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.58 | 13.85 | 15.47 | 16.18 | 15.26 | 13.60 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 75% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 76% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 75.2% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 76% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 80.1% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 82% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.2% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 74.6% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 66% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 67.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 69.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.7% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 73% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 79.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 75.1% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 74.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 69.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 72.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 69.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 65.9% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 78% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 79.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.9% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 63.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 62.2% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 72.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 72.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 72.2% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 72.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 62.9% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 61.1% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 58.6% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 60% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 58.7% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 61.4% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 61.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 62.8% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 61.6% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.2% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 62.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 62.1% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 63.3% | 64.2% |
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* Calypso Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.