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Bethlehem Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7900 NC Hwy 127, Taylorsville, NC 28681 · (828) 495-8198 · Part of Alexander County Schools

Bethlehem’s School Grade B better than 57% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
435
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bethlehem Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Bethlehem kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Bethlehem kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bethlehem ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7900 NC Hwy 127, Taylorsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten61
Grade 171
Grade 268
Grade 371
Grade 470
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
415’20
437’21
458’22
452’23
435’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bethlehem Elementary from Bethlehem families.

Other schools in Alexander County Schools

The district →
Hiddenite Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hiddenite
B
370 students15:1
Wittenburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylorsville
B+
294 students17:1
Taylorsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taylorsville
A−
241 students18:1
Stony Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stony Point
B+
237 students17:1
Sugar Loaf Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Taylorsville
B+
196 students17:1
Ellendale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Taylorsville
A
168 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Bethlehem’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.