Governor Wolf Elementary School
1920 Butztown Rd
Bethlehem PA, 18017, Northampton County
Phone: 610-867-8191
Ranking:
(1,431 out of 2,311, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bethlehem Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 424 | 438 | 465 | 442 | 430 | 447 | 451 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 54 | 12.7% | 61 | 13.9% | 63 | 13.5% | 60 | 13.6% | 54 | 12.6% | 63 | 14.1% | 66 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 17.7% | 72 | 16.4% | 78 | 16.8% | 69 | 15.6% | 72 | 16.7% | 77 | 17.2% | 90 | 20.0% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 17.0% | 77 | 17.6% | 70 | 15.1% | 73 | 16.5% | 76 | 17.7% | 87 | 19.5% | 65 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 16.5% | 69 | 15.8% | 76 | 16.3% | 81 | 18.3% | 85 | 19.8% | 67 | 15.0% | 70 | 15.5% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 17.7% | 81 | 18.5% | 79 | 17.0% | 94 | 21.3% | 69 | 16.0% | 71 | 15.9% | 86 | 19.1% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 18.4% | 78 | 17.8% | 99 | 21.3% | 65 | 14.7% | 74 | 17.2% | 82 | 18.3% | 74 | 16.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 238 | 56.1% | 235 | 53.7% | 256 | 55.1% | 247 | 55.9% | 229 | 53.3% | 232 | 51.9% | 236 | 52.3% |
Female: | 186 | 43.9% | 203 | 46.3% | 209 | 44.9% | 195 | 44.1% | 175 | 40.7% | 197 | 44.1% | 211 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 21 | 5.0% | 26 | 5.9% | 23 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.1% | 14 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.6% | 18 | 4.0% |
Hispanic: | 114 | 26.9% | 103 | 23.5% | 102 | 21.9% | 86 | 19.5% | 85 | 19.8% | 91 | 20.4% | 94 | 20.8% |
Black: | 51 | 12.0% | 51 | 11.6% | 65 | 14.0% | 68 | 15.4% | 63 | 14.7% | 56 | 12.5% | 44 | 9.8% |
White: | 234 | 55.2% | 255 | 58.2% | 272 | 58.5% | 269 | 60.9% | 248 | 57.7% | 272 | 60.9% | 295 | 65.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 164 | 38.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 168 | 36.1% | 132 | 29.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 103 | 23.0% | 86 | 19.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 7.5% | 32 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 8.3% | 35 | 7.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.17 | 18.56 | 18.09 | 17.44 | 16.77 | 16.90 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 75.2% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 80.1% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 82% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 79.2% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 74.6% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 67.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 69.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 72.7% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 73% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 79.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.1% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 80.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 69.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 69.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 72.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 69.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 65.9% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 78% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 78.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 77.9% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 63.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 68.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 62.2% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 72% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 72.2% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 72.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 65.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.9% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 61.1% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.6% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.7% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 61.4% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 62.8% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 61.6% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.2% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 62.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 57.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 61.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 62.1% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 63.3% | 64.2% |
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* Governor Wolf Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.