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Schools in New Bethlehem

New Bethlehem’s public schools

Redbank Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Bethlehem. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
957 students on the public path
In brief

New Bethlehem’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of New Bethlehem’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch places highest (better than 71%); Redbank Valley HS lowest (50%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Bethlehem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Redbank Valley Primary SchoolRedbank Valley School DistrictNo scores
3–5Redbank Valley Intrmd Schin HawthornB+
6–12Redbank Valley HSRedbank Valley School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Redbank Valley School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Redbank Valley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 957 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,808PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 55.1% · 457 students tested
Math40%
State average 36.1% · 476 students tested

New Bethlehem vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share New Bethlehem’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Bethlehem—Redbank Valley
PorterB−Redbank Valley
MahoningB−Redbank Valley
South Bethlehem—Redbank Valley
RedbankB−Redbank Valley

All 4 neighbors share Redbank Valley with New Bethlehem, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in New Bethlehem

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in New Bethlehemby address
Redbank Valley Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2
218 students12:1Rate it →
Redbank Valley HS
High · Grades 6–12
B−
539 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving New Bethlehemin other towns
Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hawthorn
B+
200 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about New Bethlehem’s schools

Are New Bethlehem’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Bethlehem. Redbank Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Bethlehem. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Bethlehem in?

Redbank Valley School District.

Where do New Bethlehem kids go to high school?

Redbank Valley HS.

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What New Bethlehem families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.