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Louis E Dieruff High School

Public Grades 9-12

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Louis E Dieruff High School is a public high school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,857 students. The school is part of the Allentown City School District, which is ranked 550 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending and student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools, Louis E Dieruff High School has consistently struggled with academic performance. The school's rankings have consistently placed it in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, and its students' proficiency rates on Keystone Exams are significantly below the state average, particularly in core subjects like Algebra I. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.1% of 11th-grade students at Louis E Dieruff High School were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 60.3% at Parkland High School.

The school's challenges extend beyond academics, with lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the state average. Additionally, Louis E Dieruff High School serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with over 100% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 34.64% at Parkland High School. Addressing these complex issues will likely require a multifaceted approach that considers the unique needs and circumstances of the school's diverse student population.

1,914

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,764

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 N Irving St
Allentown, PA 18109-1894

(484) 765-5501

District: Allentown City School District

Feeder schools for Louis E Dieruff High School:

Elementary:	Mosser Elementary School
	Ritter Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Sheridan Elementary School
Middle:	Harrison-Morton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

African American:

11.3%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (82% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Pennsylvania avg52%

614^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	6.8	614 of 681	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	559 of 686	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	573 of 674	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	572 of 634	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	479 of 537	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	599 of 693	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	602 of 673	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	576 of 663	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	599 of 677	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	592 of 680	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.2	534 of 580	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	539 of 591	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	602 of 664	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	582 of 660	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	559 of 649	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	550 of 632	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	542 of 621	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	533 of 615	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.2	522 of 604	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.9	543 of 593	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	525 of 590	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.1	505 of 583	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	237 of 276	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	172 of 284	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	138 of 260	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	330 of 524	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	388 of 513	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	402 of 502	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	48 of 109	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	37 of 84	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	36 of 85	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	594 of 657	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	550 of 665	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	254 of 287	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	197 of 274	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	190 of 252	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	583 of 651	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	533 of 664	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	539 of 652	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	610 of 660	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	537 of 662	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	159 of 165	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	91 of 150	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	511 of 583	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	334 of 595	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	518 of 577	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+46 vs school

Disabled (2025)37th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature32%-30 vs state

Algebra I13%-31 vs state

Biology11%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Louis E Dieruff High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Louis E Dieruff High School	Public	9-12	815 N Irving St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5501	1,914	115	16.6	98.5%	176 (9.2%)	217 (11.3%)	1,414 (73.9%)	18 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (4.6%)	6.8	614^th of 681 public high schools	9.8%		19.6	559^th of 686 public high schools	18.5%	55	13.1	11.3	31.7									$19,764	$3,179	$16,584
Building 21 Allentown	Public, Magnet	9-12	265 Lehigh St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(484) 765-4400	415	26	15.9	99.0%	13 (3.1%)	39 (9.4%)	337 (81.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	6	624^th of 681 public high schools	8.4%		7.9	620^th of 686 public high schools	9.6%	4	5.3	7.4	37.2									$18,828	$3,029	$15,799
Salisbury Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 E Montgomery St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 797-4107	546	31	17.3	46.5%	290 (53.1%)	30 (5.5%)	146 (26.7%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.7%)	53	358^th of 681 public high schools	47.4%		59.5	300^th of 686 public high schools	56.3%	58	34.3	43.5	74.8									$24,892	$770	$24,122
Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	330 Howertown Road	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 403-2787	477	35	13.6	70.6%	29 (6.1%)	51 (10.7%)	385 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	4	646^th of 681 public high schools	5.1%		4.1	649^th of 686 public high schools	5.4%	3	8.8	9.0	22.1	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	11.4	6.8	9.8	9.1	$3,538	$3,538	$00
William Allen High School	Public	9-12	106 N 17th St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5001	3,074	153	20.0	99.1%	163 (5.3%)	405 (13.2%)	2,317 (75.4%)	30 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	156 (5.1%)	7.2	613^th of 681 public high schools	10.0%		10.4	595^th of 686 public high schools	13.3%	18	11.1	15.1	32.5									$17,928	$2,884	$15,044
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	321 E. Third St	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-2971	550	59	9.3	25.3%	308 (56.0%)	58 (10.5%)	149 (27.1%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	72	198^th of 681 public high schools	70.9%		78.9	122^nd of 686 public high schools	82.2%	76	41.4	58.9	87.8									$19,859	$430	$19,428
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1115 Linden St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-7200	2,541	158	16.0	64.3%	880 (34.6%)	271 (10.7%)	1,269 (49.9%)	59 (2.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	55 (2.2%)	20.1	552^nd of 681 public high schools	18.9%		25.4	536^th of 686 public high schools	21.9%	16	23.8	29.1	43.8									$17,921	$239	$17,682
Whitehall High School	Public	9-12	3800 Mechanicsville Rd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 437-5081	1,462	91	16.0	101.9%	687 (47.0%)	133 (9.1%)	509 (34.8%)	63 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	66 (4.5%)	53.7	351^st of 681 public high schools	48.5%		47.8	401^st of 686 public high schools	41.5%	50	40.2	49.0	63.7									$18,856	$702	$18,154
Catasauqua Senior High School	Public	9-12	2500 W Bullshead Rd	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 697-0111	467	45	10.4	98.5%	213 (45.6%)	29 (6.2%)	184 (39.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	33	485^th of 681 public high schools	28.8%		26.3	524^th of 686 public high schools	23.6%	39	29.2	32.8	57.5									$24,251	$1,126	$23,125
Northampton Area High School	Public	9-12	1619 Laubach Ave	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 262-7812	1,866	116	16.0	40.8%	1,456 (78.0%)	65 (3.5%)	296 (15.9%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (2.2%)	56.8	321^st of 681 public high schools	52.9%		47.6	405^th of 686 public high schools	41.0%	84	42.6	47.5	67.6									$19,688	$770	$18,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Louis E Dieruff High School

What is the racial makeup of Louis E Dieruff High School?

Students at Louis E Dieruff High School are 74% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Louis E Dieruff High School?

Louis E Dieruff High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mosser Elementary School
Elementary : Ritter Elementary School
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary : Sheridan Elementary School
Middle : Harrison-Morton Middle School

What district is Louis E Dieruff High School in?

Allentown City School District

How many students attend Louis E Dieruff High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,914 students attended Louis E Dieruff High School.

Is Louis E Dieruff High School a good school?

Louis E Dieruff High School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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