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Arts Academy Elementary Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Arts Academy Elementary Charter School is a public charter elementary school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving 445 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Arts Academy Elementary Charter School District, which is ranked 572 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Arts Academy Elementary Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 14.4% in Math and 17.6% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who also rank in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

While the nearby public schools in the Allentown City School District, such as Jefferson Elementary, Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary, and Sheridan Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, some nearby schools, such as Luis A. Ramos Elementary and Union Terrace Elementary, have slightly higher proficiency rates and rankings compared to Arts Academy Elementary Charter School.

425

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,974

Per pupil spending ?

104.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 W Union Street
Allentown, PA 18101

(610) 841-4560

District: Arts Academy Elementary Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

African American:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2018 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,382^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 14% (2018) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

572^nd of 606Arts Academy Elementary Charter School 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	8.5	1382 of 1511	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1367 of 1526	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1317 of 1534	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1369 of 1534	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1181 of 1433	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1396 of 1544	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1321 of 1530	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	343 of 413	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	312 of 437	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	255 of 437	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	749 of 1030	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	871 of 1084	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	823 of 1043	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	86 of 207	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	106 of 200	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	84 of 196	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1342 of 1466	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1305 of 1488	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	329 of 429	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	340 of 454	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	303 of 432	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1249 of 1369	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1281 of 1432	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1222 of 1414	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1356 of 1475	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1389 of 1495	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-31 vs state

Math14%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Awful experience. We Decided to send my son here. We live near Allentown/Bethlehem boarder Ms. McCollum has no business being around children. Her attitude and experience with staff is unprofessional. Please reconsider your choice in choosing a place like this. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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	631	40	15.6	98.4%	31 (4.9%)	61 (9.7%)	436 (69.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (15.7%)	12	1317^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.8%		7.1	1418^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.1%	101	20.9	13.4	28.0	20.5	25.0	14.3	16.0	18.2	$18,620	$2,995	$15,625
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arts Academy Elementary Charter School

How many students attend Arts Academy Elementary Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Arts Academy Elementary Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Arts Academy Elementary Charter School?

Students at Arts Academy Elementary Charter School are 81% Hispanic, 19% African American.

Is Arts Academy Elementary Charter School a good school?

Arts Academy Elementary Charter School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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