Fountain Hill Elementary School
1330 Church St
Bethlehem PA, 18015, Northampton County
Phone: 610-865-5881
Ranking: 
(2,142 out of 2,311, bottom 7%)*
(2,142 out of 2,311, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 43 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 53 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 575 | 552 | 560 | 623 | 653 | 703 | 690 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 103 | 17.9% | 99 | 17.9% | 88 | 15.7% | 86 | 13.8% | 100 | 15.3% | 115 | 16.4% | 104 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 18.8% | 95 | 17.2% | 84 | 15.0% | 106 | 17.0% | 121 | 18.5% | 121 | 17.2% | 111 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 15.7% | 87 | 15.8% | 100 | 17.9% | 121 | 19.4% | 102 | 15.6% | 111 | 15.8% | 120 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 91 | 15.8% | 95 | 17.2% | 111 | 19.8% | 100 | 16.1% | 102 | 15.6% | 125 | 17.8% | 143 | 20.7% |
| Grade 4: | 95 | 16.5% | 95 | 17.2% | 92 | 16.4% | 103 | 16.5% | 118 | 18.1% | 133 | 18.9% | 91 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 88 | 15.3% | 81 | 14.7% | 85 | 15.2% | 107 | 17.2% | 110 | 16.8% | 98 | 13.9% | 121 | 17.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 309 | 53.7% | 289 | 52.4% | 302 | 53.9% | 333 | 53.5% | 313 | 47.9% | 355 | 50.5% | 366 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 266 | 46.3% | 263 | 47.6% | 258 | 46.1% | 290 | 46.5% | 301 | 46.1% | 327 | 46.5% | 320 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 359 | 62.4% | 337 | 61.1% | 334 | 59.6% | 360 | 57.8% | 375 | 57.4% | 421 | 59.9% | 425 | 61.6% |
| Black: | 80 | 13.9% | 71 | 12.9% | 75 | 13.4% | 95 | 15.2% | 90 | 13.8% | 95 | 13.5% | 83 | 12.0% |
| White: | 103 | 17.9% | 114 | 20.7% | 119 | 21.3% | 162 | 26.0% | 150 | 23.0% | 164 | 23.3% | 170 | 24.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 4.9% | 25 | 4.5% | 30 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 434 | 75.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 423 | 75.5% | 469 | 75.3% | 21 | 3.2% | 446 | 63.4% | 451 | 65.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 9.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 4.8% | 47 | 7.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 74 | 10.5% | 62 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.43 | 12.75 | 12.53 | 12.90 | 13.09 | 14.10 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 75.2% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 76% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 80.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 82% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 79.2% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 74.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 66% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 67.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 73% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 69.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 72.7% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 73% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 79.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 75.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 80.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 74.6% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 69.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 69.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 72.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 69.1% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 65.9% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 78% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 79.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 78.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 77.9% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 63.5% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 68.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 62.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 72% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 72.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 72.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 72.2% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 72.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 65.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 62.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 61.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 58.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 60% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 58.7% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 61.4% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 61.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 62.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 61.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 58.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 57.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 61.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 62.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 63.3% | 64.2% |
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* Fountain Hill Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.