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Schools in South Bethlehem

South 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 South 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
0
957 students on the public path
In brief

South Bethlehem’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of South 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 South Bethlehem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Redbank Valley Primary Schoolin New BethlehemNo scores
3–5Redbank Valley Intrmd Schin HawthornB+
6–12Redbank Valley HSin New BethlehemB−

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

South Bethlehem vs. its neighbors

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

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

All 3 neighbors share Redbank Valley with South Bethlehem, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in South 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).

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

Questions about South Bethlehem’s schools

Are South Bethlehem’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Bethlehem. Redbank Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South 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 South Bethlehem in?

Redbank Valley School District.

Where do South Bethlehem kids go to high school?

Redbank Valley HS.

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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.