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Trexler Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

827^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Trexler Middle School is a public middle school located in Allentown City School District, serving 814 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.7% of Trexler students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 14.9% for the Allentown City School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania.

Trexler Middle School's student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, also perform particularly poorly compared to their peers statewide. The school has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 3.4% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average. Despite the high per-student spending, ranging from $16,122 to $20,781 over the past few years, Trexler Middle School has a relatively high student-to-teacher ratio, suggesting that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to support student learning.

Interestingly, Trexler Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby middle schools in the Allentown City School District, such as South Mountain Middle School, Harrison-Morton Middle School, and Francis D Raub Middle School, which have significantly higher PSSA proficiency rates and better student group performance. Trexler Middle School's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or PSSA proficiency rates, indicating a need for significant intervention and support to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.

771

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,994

Per pupil spending ?

105.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

851 N 15th St
Allentown, PA 18102-1201

(484) 765-4601

District: Allentown City School District

Students who attend Trexler Middle School usually attend:

High:

William Allen High School

Feeder schools for Trexler Middle School:

Elementary:	Muhlenberg Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

African American:

11.2%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

827^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	7.9	827 of 873	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	822 of 891	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	777 of 893	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	768 of 883	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	748 of 891	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	699 of 861	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	706 of 877	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	748 of 870	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	708 of 835	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.7	626 of 728	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	671 of 758	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	750 of 834	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	753 of 825	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	726 of 805	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	695 of 770	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	667 of 753	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	645 of 749	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	623 of 736	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	614 of 687	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	604 of 663	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.0	573 of 643	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	376 of 393	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	386 of 408	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	320 of 421	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	583 of 643	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	650 of 672	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	616 of 660	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	133 of 145	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	127 of 150	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	104 of 143	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	793 of 835	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	809 of 860	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	328 of 348	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	329 of 362	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	299 of 362	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	798 of 843	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	807 of 877	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	779 of 874	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	787 of 839	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	801 of 870	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	616 of 681	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)10th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-34 vs state

Math4%-38 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Orefield Middle School	Public	6-8	2675 PA Route 309	Orefield	18069	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5750	1,034	76	13.5	34.5%	650 (62.9%)	44 (4.3%)	206 (19.9%)	83 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.7%)	84.3	110^th of 873 public middle schools	87.4%		82.9	117^th of 891 public middle schools	86.9%	7		70.2	49.1	36.6	53.0		68.9	63.6	60.7	64.6	$23,810	$531	$23,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Trexler Middle School

How many students attend Trexler Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended Trexler Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Trexler Middle School attend?

Students who attend Trexler Middle School usually go on to attend William Allen High School

What is the racial makeup of Trexler Middle School?

Students at Trexler Middle School are 77% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

Is Trexler Middle School a good school?

Trexler Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What district is Trexler Middle School in?

Allentown City School District

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