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Francis D Raub Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Francis D Raub Middle School is a public middle school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving 877 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Allentown City School District, which is ranked 550 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending between $14,313 and $17,311 per student, which is higher than the state average, Francis D Raub Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with only 5.8% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 14.9% in the Allentown City School District and 41.7% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.3% to 3.4% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools like Catasauqua Middle School, Whitehall-Coplay Middle School, and Springhouse Middle School generally outperform Francis D Raub Middle School on academic measures, have lower dropout rates, and serve a more socioeconomically diverse student population. These comparisons highlight the significant challenges faced by Francis D Raub Middle School and the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

876

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,824

Per pupil spending ?

100.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 S Saint Cloud St
Allentown, PA 18104-6726

(484) 765-5301

District: Allentown City School District

Students who attend Francis D Raub Middle School usually attend:

High:

William Allen High School

Feeder schools for Francis D Raub Middle School:

Elementary:

Union Terrace Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

African American:

13.5%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Math scores 36 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

815^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Allentown City School District

550^th of 606Allentown City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	815 of 873	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	820 of 891	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	849 of 893	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	835 of 883	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	789 of 891	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	763 of 861	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	747 of 877	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	758 of 870	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	701 of 835	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	654 of 728	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	681 of 758	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	761 of 834	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.8	783 of 825	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	748 of 805	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.3	723 of 770	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	705 of 753	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	664 of 749	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	640 of 736	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	608 of 687	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.6	521 of 663	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.7	548 of 643	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	342 of 393	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	319 of 408	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	354 of 421	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	568 of 643	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	652 of 672	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	649 of 660	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	119 of 145	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	133 of 150	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	131 of 143	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	782 of 835	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	812 of 860	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	325 of 348	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	333 of 362	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	339 of 362	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	787 of 843	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	804 of 877	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	836 of 874	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	785 of 839	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	796 of 870	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	162 of 174	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	580 of 673	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

White (2024)14th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-36 vs state

Math6%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Francis D Raub Middle School	Public	6-8	102 S Saint Cloud St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5301	876	59	14.8	100.2%	39 (4.5%)	118 (13.5%)	656 (74.9%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	8.4	815^th of 873 public middle schools	6.6%		8.2	820^th of 891 public middle schools	8.0%	5		10.9	3.7	3.1	5.8		14.2	13.1	11.0	12.6	$19,824	$3,189	$16,636
Trexler Middle School	Public	6-8	851 N 15th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4601	771	55	14.0	105.6%	39 (5.1%)	86 (11.2%)	597 (77.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	7.9	827^th of 873 public middle schools	5.3%		8.1	822^nd of 891 public middle schools	7.7%	5		5.9	2.6	2.7	3.7		17.4	11.1	14.8	14.4	$20,994	$3,377	$17,617
Harrison-Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	137 N 2nd St	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5701	704	52	13.5	94.7%	49 (7.0%)	76 (10.8%)	520 (73.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	10	789^th of 873 public middle schools	9.6%		9.2	809^th of 891 public middle schools	9.2%	20		7.2	6.8	8.4	7.4		10.5	13.4	19.9	14.5	$23,798	$3,828	$19,970
South Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	709 W Emaus Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4301	972	71	13.6	99.4%	58 (6.0%)	124 (12.8%)	707 (72.7%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.6%)	13.2	751^st of 873 public middle schools	14.0%		14.3	744^th of 891 public middle schools	16.5%	7		17.7	7.3	7.1	10.8		22.1	15.3	18.2	18.5	$20,946	$3,369	$17,577
Salisbury Middle School	Public	5-8	3301 Devonshire Rd	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 791-0830	448	37	12.1	49.1%	240 (53.6%)	26 (5.8%)	131 (29.2%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	60.7	328^th of 873 public middle schools	62.4%		55.8	406^th of 891 public middle schools	54.4%	78	45.4	28.1	35.6	25.9	33.6	46.4	57.6	56.2	52.9	53.3	$21,522	$573	$20,948
Springhouse Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Springhouse Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5700	1,329	89	14.9	32.0%	707 (53.2%)	69 (5.2%)	242 (18.2%)	258 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.9%)	91.5	61^st of 873 public middle schools	93.0%		92.3	46^th of 891 public middle schools	94.8%	15		65.2	60.9	46.5	57.6		73.1	74.9	68.8	72.2	$19,689	$529	$19,160
Whitehall-Coplay Middle School	Public	6-8	2930 Zephyr Blvd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 439-1439	975	65	15.0	102.4%	381 (39.1%)	90 (9.2%)	397 (40.7%)	47 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.6%)	55.1	383^rd of 873 public middle schools	56.1%		54.8	418^th of 891 public middle schools	53.1%	35		31.7	32.2	33.2	32.4		46.0	43.4	51.2	47.0	$16,506	$1,033	$15,473
Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1610 East Emmaus Avenue	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-0234	296	26	11.6	93.2%	52 (17.6%)	63 (21.3%)	156 (52.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	17.5	701^st of 873 public middle schools	19.7%		23.8	661^st of 891 public middle schools	25.8%	40		7.4	2.5	1.4	4.9		43.6	18.5	23.9	30.8	$1,521	$1,521	$00
Catasauqua Middle School	Public	5-8	850 Pine street	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 264-4341	477	32	14.9	98.1%	224 (47.0%)	35 (7.3%)	179 (37.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.1%)	46.9	475^th of 873 public middle schools	45.6%		41.5	544^th of 891 public middle schools	38.9%	69	27.4	33.0	32.4	23.9	29.0	22.1	34.9	49.5	40.7	36.6	$18,331	$1,123	$17,208
Lower Macungie Middle School	Public	6-8	6299 Lower Macungie Road	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 395-8593	1,041	87	11.9	40.7%	646 (62.1%)	49 (4.7%)	246 (23.6%)	41 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.5%)	80	138^th of 873 public middle schools	84.2%		78.5	156^th of 891 public middle schools	82.5%	18		47.2	49.5	31.2	42.8		70.2	69.8	60.4	66.8	$19,242	$213	$19,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis D Raub Middle School

What district is Francis D Raub Middle School in?

Allentown City School District

How many students attend Francis D Raub Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Francis D Raub Middle School.

Is Francis D Raub Middle School a good school?

Francis D Raub Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Francis D Raub Middle School attend?

Students who attend Francis D Raub Middle School usually go on to attend William Allen High School

What is the racial makeup of Francis D Raub Middle School?

Students at Francis D Raub Middle School are 75% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

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