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Sheridan Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

1398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Sheridan Elementary School is a public elementary school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving 574 students in grades 1-5. 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.

Sheridan Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a statewide rank ranging from 1226 to 1402 out of around 1500 schools. The school has maintained a 0 or 1-star rating, indicating poor academic performance compared to other schools in the state. Sheridan's Math proficiency rate for all grades is 17.6%, compared to 14.9% for the Allentown district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, its ELA proficiency rate is 12.4%, compared to 17% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, with only 11% proficient in Math and 8.1% proficient in ELA.

While Sheridan Elementary struggles academically, several nearby schools within the Allentown City School District, such as Luis A. Ramos Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Central Elementary, also perform below the state average. However, some nearby schools, like Ritter Elementary and Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary, perform slightly better than Sheridan, suggesting opportunities for improvement.

591

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,197

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

521 N 2nd St
Allentown, PA 18102-2597

(484) 765-4881

District: Allentown City School District

Students who attend Sheridan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harrison-Morton Middle School
High:	Louis E Dieruff High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

African American:

9.8%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,398^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Elementary 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	7.8	1398 of 1511	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1402 of 1526	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1383 of 1534	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1396 of 1534	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1374 of 1544	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1398 of 1530	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	1394 of 1547	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	1345 of 1554	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1226 of 1474	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	1277 of 1467	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	1321 of 1519	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	1404 of 1599	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	1222 of 1597	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	1325 of 1579	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	1134 of 1549	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	1282 of 1551	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.1	1375 of 1555	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	1364 of 1545	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.5	1059 of 1299	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.1	1161 of 1308	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.8	1119 of 1302	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	276 of 437	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	194 of 437	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	961 of 1030	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1014 of 1084	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	895 of 1043	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	140 of 207	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	164 of 200	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	113 of 196	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1376 of 1466	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1380 of 1488	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	360 of 429	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	374 of 454	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	362 of 432	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1269 of 1369	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1301 of 1432	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1244 of 1414	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1340 of 1475	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1377 of 1495	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)37th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

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

Disabled (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math18%-24 vs state

English Language Arts12%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Sheridan Elementary School

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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 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	1-5	521 N 2nd St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4881	591	36	16.4	97.1%	46 (7.8%)	58 (9.8%)	438 (74.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	7.8	1398^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.5%		7.5	1402^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	8.1%	4	23.3	19.3	11.0	17.6	17.2	12.4	8.1	12.4	$18,197	$2,927	$15,270
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	829 W Turner St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4801	694	50	13.9	100.4%	33 (4.8%)	85 (12.2%)	500 (72.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.5%)	8.4	1383^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.9	1347^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.7%	36	12.7	25.0	17.9	17.9	9.4	14.7	10.9	11.3	$17,586	$2,829	$14,757
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	837 N 9th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4941	362	26	14.1	99.2%	11 (3.0%)	31 (8.6%)	288 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	7.3	1413^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.5%		6	1440^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.6%	27	25.0	16.1	9.2	16.4	15.8	10.9	9.2	11.8	$21,408	$3,444	$17,964
Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	601 W Union Street	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 841-4560	425	46	9.2	104.7%	0 (0.0%)	79 (18.6%)	346 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	1382^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	8.5%		9.6	1367^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.4%	15	17.2	10.6	16.4	14.4	20.7	16.0	16.4	17.6	$2,974	$2,974	$00
Mosser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	129 S Dauphin St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5881	551	38	14.3	103.1%	35 (6.4%)	42 (7.6%)	421 (76.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	10.7	1341^st of 1511 public elementary schools	11.3%		9.7	1365^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.6%	24	14.3	14.9	28.8	18.8	11.4	16.4	20.3	15.8	$19,825	$3,189	$16,636
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School	Public	K-5	1227 W Gordon St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4000	807	50	16.1	99.9%	25 (3.1%)	68 (8.4%)	638 (79.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.6%)	7.7	1402^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	7.2%		6.1	1437^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.8%	35	19.6	23.6	8.8	18.0	14.5	13.5	8.8	12.5	$17,632	$2,836	$14,796
Luis A. Ramos Elementary School	Public	K-5	1430 West Allen St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4841	695	43	16.2	100.6%	27 (3.9%)	66 (9.5%)	548 (78.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.2%)	13.1	1300^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.0%		17.5	1250^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.1%	50	25.6	17.9	26.4	23.2	14.4	17.9	23.1	18.5	$18,866	$3,035	$15,831
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	750 Saint John St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4421	522	35	14.7	104.0%	27 (5.2%)	53 (10.2%)	389 (74.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.6%)	9.1	1371^st of 1511 public elementary schools	9.3%		15.3	1284^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.9%	87	16.9	13.8	15.7	15.5	16.9	15.4	21.9	18.0	$17,832	$2,868	$14,963
Jackson Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	517 N 15th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4700	212	17	12.8	123.6%	6 (2.8%)	32 (15.1%)	147 (69.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.8%)								(n/a)									$19,224	$3,092	$16,132
Ruby Bridge Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1394 Walnut St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 765-4164	125	9	13.4		2 (1.6%)	14 (11.2%)	94 (75.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.2%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheridan Elementary School

How many students attend Sheridan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Sheridan Elementary School.

What district is Sheridan Elementary School in?

Allentown City School District

What is the racial makeup of Sheridan Elementary School?

Students at Sheridan Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% White, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sheridan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sheridan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harrison-Morton Middle School
High : Louis E Dieruff High School

Is Sheridan Elementary School a good school?

Sheridan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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