James Buchanan El Sch

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Regular School · Bethlehem, PA

James Buchanan El Sch is a regular school school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving grades KG–05 with 253 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

253

Teachers (FTE)

20.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	115	45%
White	94	37%
Black or African American	27	11%
Asian	11	4%
Two or more races	5	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	253	134M / 119F

English Language Learners: 17 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-29%	37.0%	33
Reading Proficiency	50-59%	54.6%	33
Science Proficiency	>=50%	—	12

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.14 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

9.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	253	100%

Contact & Location

1621 Catasauqua Road

Bethlehem, PA 18017

Phone: (610)865-1766

http://www.beth.k12.pa.us

District

Bethlehem Area SD

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,765

District enrollment: 12,939

Other Schools in District

Asa Packer El Sch Elementary
Calypso El Sch Elementary
Clearview El Sch Elementary
Donegan El Sch Elementary
Farmersville El Sch Elementary
Fountain Hill El Sch Elementary
Freemansburg El Sch Elementary
Governor Wolf El Sch Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 18017) → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

420357003442

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD