Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
404 East North St
Bethlehem PA, 18018, Northampton County
Phone: 610-691-1776
Ranking: (1,866 out of 2,311, bottom 19%)*
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: | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 245 | 272 | 254 | 273 | 280 | 285 | 299 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 44 | 18.0% | 53 | 19.5% | 39 | 15.4% | 35 | 12.8% | 57 | 20.4% | 42 | 14.7% | 35 | 11.7% |
Grade 1: | 51 | 20.8% | 42 | 15.4% | 42 | 16.5% | 53 | 19.4% | 48 | 17.1% | 36 | 12.6% | 54 | 18.1% |
Grade 2: | 34 | 13.9% | 50 | 18.4% | 44 | 17.3% | 50 | 18.3% | 38 | 13.6% | 41 | 14.4% | 47 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 42 | 17.1% | 46 | 16.9% | 37 | 14.6% | 38 | 13.9% | 46 | 16.4% | 54 | 18.9% | 49 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 39 | 15.9% | 41 | 15.1% | 41 | 16.1% | 48 | 17.6% | 47 | 16.8% | 41 | 14.4% | 70 | 23.4% |
Grade 5: | 35 | 14.3% | 40 | 14.7% | 51 | 20.1% | 49 | 17.9% | 44 | 15.7% | 71 | 24.9% | 44 | 14.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 125 | 51.0% | 137 | 50.4% | 115 | 45.3% | 125 | 45.8% | 124 | 44.3% | 127 | 44.6% | 153 | 51.2% |
Female: | 120 | 49.0% | 135 | 49.6% | 139 | 54.7% | 148 | 54.2% | 132 | 47.1% | 147 | 51.6% | 142 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 110 | 44.9% | 114 | 41.9% | 89 | 35.0% | 96 | 35.2% | 93 | 33.2% | 89 | 31.2% | 96 | 32.1% |
Black: | 25 | 10.2% | 21 | 7.7% | 23 | 9.1% | 32 | 11.7% | 27 | 9.6% | 33 | 11.6% | 39 | 13.0% |
White: | 99 | 40.4% | 121 | 44.5% | 129 | 50.8% | 136 | 49.8% | 141 | 50.4% | 158 | 55.4% | 163 | 54.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.0% | 9 | 3.3% | 5 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 139 | 56.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 137 | 53.9% | 145 | 53.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 116 | 40.7% | 136 | 45.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 9.1% | 27 | 9.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 8.8% | 28 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.69 | 14.78 | 14.19 | 15.14 | 15.44 | 12.40 | 13.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.2% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 76% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 80.1% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 82% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 79.2% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 74.6% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 69.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.7% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 73% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 79.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 75.1% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 74.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 69.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 69.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 72.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 69.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.9% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 78% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 78.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.9% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 63.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 68.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62.2% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 72% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 72.2% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 72.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 62.9% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 61.1% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 58.6% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 58.7% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 61.4% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 61.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 62.8% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 61.6% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 58.2% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 62.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 57.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 61.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.1% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63.3% | 64.2% |
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* Thomas Jefferson 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.