Allentown City School District

Summary:

The Allentown City School District in Pennsylvania serves a diverse student population across 21 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools. While the district faces significant challenges around student achievement and equity, there are also some standout schools that are outperforming their peers.

Lehigh Parkway Elementary School and Muhlenberg Elementary School stand out for their strong performance on PSSA tests, with 5th grade math proficiency rates of 54.7% and 45% respectively, far exceeding the district and state averages. Meanwhile, Building 21 Allentown high school has the lowest student-teacher ratio and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 79.7%.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic achievement across the Allentown City School District, with 3rd grade math proficiency ranging from 55.9% at Lehigh Parkway Elementary to just 10.3% at Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary. Additionally, many schools struggle with high student-teacher ratios and low test scores, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and a focus on the root causes of these challenges to drive better outcomes for all students in the district.

District Detail

31 S Penn Street
Allentown, PA 18105-0328

(484) 765-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
541^st of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 15,928

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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
Hiram W Dodd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1944 S Church St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4501	636	42	15.3	100.0%	40 (6.3%)	61 (9.6%)	479 (75.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	23.2	1186^th of 1534 public elementary schools	22.7%		15.5	1262^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	17.7%	76				27.3	31.9	23.7				27.6	63.8		63.8	27.6	35.9	33.7				32.7	$14,600	$2,435	$12,165
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	524	36	14.5	100.0%	40 (7.6%)	63 (12.0%)	354 (67.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (10.9%)	9.6	1365^th of 1534 public elementary schools	11.0%		6.4	1433^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	6.6%	68				28.2	6.0	10.0				14.5	35.7		35.7	34.7	18.5	19.5				24.0	$14,861	$2,479	$12,382
Lehigh Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1708 Coronado St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4441	278	19	15.0	100.0%	13 (4.7%)	55 (19.8%)	186 (66.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	52	843^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	45.0%		45.7	957^th of 1534 public elementary schools	37.6%	114				55.9	38.0	54.7				48.4	76.0		76.0	48.5	46.0	54.7				49.6	$15,923	$2,656	$13,267
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	482	37	13.0	100.0%	33 (6.8%)	38 (7.9%)	376 (78.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	11.8	1324^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.7%		12.5	1305^th of 1534 public elementary schools	14.9%	19				12.7	16.2	17.2				15.5	47.1		47.1	27.4	28.0	26.2				27.2	$17,207	$2,870	$14,337
Muhlenberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	740 N 21st St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4861	488	33	15.0	100.0%	50 (10.2%)	58 (11.9%)	330 (67.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	27.5	1150^th of 1534 public elementary schools	25.0%		22.9	1195^th of 1534 public elementary schools	22.1%	45				29.2	31.8	32.7				31.0	60.2		60.2	45.0	31.4	40.3				39.4	$13,953	$2,327	$11,626
Ritter Elementary School	Public	K-5	790 N Plymouth Street	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5661	409	29	14.1	100.0%	55 (13.4%)	44 (10.8%)	270 (66.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	20.3	1220^th of 1534 public elementary schools	20.5%		23.2	1191^st of 1534 public elementary schools	22.4%	29				26.5	17.2	33.9				25.3	54.7		54.7	35.4	25.8	38.2				32.8	$15,682	$2,616	$13,066
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W Susquehanna St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4461	532	37	14.3	100.0%	30 (5.6%)	57 (10.7%)	388 (72.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.8%)	12	1320^th of 1534 public elementary schools	14.0%		14.4	1278^th of 1534 public elementary schools	16.7%	42				22.9	25.1	11.1				19.4	50.1		50.1	24.7	25.0	21.1				23.5	$15,412	$2,571	$12,841
Union Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1939 W Union St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5481	658	40	16.5	100.0%	41 (6.2%)	69 (10.5%)	464 (70.5%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.3%)	14.8	1279^th of 1534 public elementary schools	16.6%		10	1344^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.4%	65				33.9	23.8	12.6				23.8	49.5		49.5	33.7	25.2	16.9				25.5	$14,451	$2,410	$12,041
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	346	25	14.1	99.1%	11 (3.2%)	38 (11.0%)	257 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	12.8	1302^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	15.1%		7.7	1399^th of 1534 public elementary schools	8.8%	97				19.1	12.3	11.6				14.5	44.8		44.8	31.2	21.5	39.6				30.9	$19,046	$3,177	$15,869
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	662	45	14.7	100.0%	40 (6.0%)	89 (13.4%)	479 (72.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.7%)	8.1	1393^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	9.2%		5.5	1456^th of 1534 public elementary schools	5.1%	63				10.3	13.2	24.4				15.6	43.9		43.9	15.1	13.4	14.1				14.2	$13,773	$2,297	$11,476
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	733	57	12.8	100.0%	68 (9.3%)	81 (11.1%)	553 (75.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.4%)	11.3	778^th of 893 public middle schools	12.9%		10.9	775^th of 883 public middle schools	12.2%	3							7.6	3.5	2.6	4.5		28.9	28.9				29.6	17.1	24.7	24.0	$17,298	$2,885	$14,413
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	909	54	16.9	100.0%	38 (4.2%)	128 (14.1%)	707 (77.8%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	7.2	849^th of 893 public middle schools	4.9%		7.5	835^th of 883 public middle schools	5.4%	14							9.5	3.3	1.2	4.8		17.4	17.4				11.9	13.9	14.9	13.5	$14,391	$2,400	$11,990
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	1,007	72	14.0	100.0%	70 (7.0%)	124 (12.3%)	763 (75.8%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	10.4	790^th of 893 public middle schools	11.5%		11.2	766^th of 883 public middle schools	13.3%	24							16.1	6.2	3.7	8.2		15.7	15.7				23.6	23.0	17.9	21.2	$16,628	$2,774	$13,855
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	2,852	142	20.1	87.0%	189 (6.6%)	370 (13.0%)	2,106 (73.8%)	29 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	150 (5.3%)	12.8	584^th of 674 public high schools	13.4%		10.6	565^th of 634 public high schools	10.9%	19	10.6	18.4	40.7																		$14,155	$2,361	$11,794
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	1,915	107	17.9	88.9%	175 (9.1%)	231 (12.1%)	1,385 (72.3%)	20 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (5.2%)	15.9	573^rd of 674 public high schools	15.0%		9.1	572^nd of 634 public high schools	9.8%	1	15.9	15.3	44.0																		$16,105	$2,686	$13,418
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	820	62	13.2	100.0%	47 (5.7%)	94 (11.5%)	658 (80.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	11.4	777^th of 893 public middle schools	13.0%		11.2	768^th of 883 public middle schools	13.0%	9							10.2	4.5	2.1	5.5		26.3	26.3				27.7	19.1	27.7	24.6	$17,097	$2,852	$14,245
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	560	36	15.7	100.0%	37 (6.6%)	74 (13.2%)	415 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.2%)	8.6	1383^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	9.8%		7.9	1396^th of 1534 public elementary schools	9.0%	13				20.4	17.9	11.8				16.9	33.7		33.7	24.1	18.9	21.7				21.5	$13,817	$2,305	$11,512
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	625	42	14.8	100.0%	24 (3.8%)	71 (11.4%)	467 (74.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.4%)	15.6	1271^st of 1534 public elementary schools	17.1%		8.8	1375^th of 1534 public elementary schools	10.4%	104				32.9	22.0	16.3				23.6	49.0		49.0	38.5	22.9	23.2				27.9	$16,765	$2,796	$13,969
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	439	28	15.6	97.3%	31 (7.1%)	61 (13.9%)	322 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	6.3	623^rd of 674 public high schools	7.6%					(n/a)	4.2	10.4	30.6																		$15,890	$2,650	$13,239
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	240	17	14.1	100.0%	16 (6.7%)	19 (7.9%)	187 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)								(n/a)																					$17,786	$2,967	$14,819
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	813	52	15.7	100.0%	46 (5.7%)	85 (10.5%)	572 (70.4%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (12.4%)	6.8	1428^th of 1534 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.6	1453^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	5.3%	25				14.1	11.6	11.6				12.3	33.1		33.1	20.2	11.8	23.3				18.5	$12,797	$2,134	$10,662

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salisbury Township School District	1.1 mi	3	339^th
Arts Academy Elementary Charter School	1.51 mi	1	545^th
Roberto Clemente Charter School	1.54 mi	1
Arts Academy Charter School	2.42 mi	1	472^nd
Executive Education Academy Charter School	2.99 mi	1

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