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Hiram W Dodd Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Hiram W Dodd Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 684 students. The school is part of the Allentown City School District, which is ranked 550 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hiram W Dodd Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the state averages, with only around 30% of students proficient or better in these subjects. However, the school's performance on the PSSA Science assessment is relatively stronger, with proficiency rates around 50-60% in recent years, which is closer to the state average. The school's Hispanic students and English Language Learner students rank in the top half of Pennsylvania elementary schools in their respective subgroups, with 3-star ratings in recent years, while the school's performance for low-socioeconomic status students and disabled students is in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Hiram W Dodd Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending, with an average of around $17,000 per student in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, around 15-16 students per teacher, which is lower than the state average. In comparison, the nearby Arts Academy Elementary Charter School has a much lower per-student spending of around $3,700 and a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 8.5, suggesting that the allocation and utilization of resources may be an important factor in the academic performance of these schools.

627

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,915

Per pupil spending ?

109.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1944 S Church St
Allentown, PA 18103-8690

(484) 765-4501

District: Allentown City School District

Students who attend Hiram W Dodd Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

South Mountain Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

Two or more races:

11.8%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Allentown City School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,177^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	21.6	1177 of 1511	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1204 of 1526	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1186 of 1534	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1262 of 1534	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1181 of 1544	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1117 of 1530	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.2	1069 of 1547	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	1109 of 1554	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.6	872 of 1474	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.6	1108 of 1467	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.7	1245 of 1519	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	1344 of 1599	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	1393 of 1597	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	1437 of 1579	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	1406 of 1549	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1355 of 1551	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.2	1136 of 1555	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.9	1013 of 1545	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.8	918 of 1299	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	67.4	483 of 1308	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.8	477 of 1302	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	529 of 1030	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	847 of 1084	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	861 of 1043	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	100 of 207	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	102 of 200	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	110 of 196	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1083 of 1466	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1186 of 1488	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	199 of 429	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	245 of 454	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	216 of 432	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	951 of 1369	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1026 of 1432	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1057 of 1414	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1217 of 1475	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1178 of 1495	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math32%-10 vs state

English Language Arts27%-22 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 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
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	627	40	15.7	109.1%	51 (8.1%)	46 (7.3%)	447 (71.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.8%)	21.6	1177^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.1%		20.9	1204^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.1%	27	41.6	26.6	26.3	31.6	32.7	24.5	22.2	26.6	$17,915	$2,882	$15,033
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
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
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	276	18	15.3	97.1%	18 (6.5%)	43 (15.6%)	192 (69.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	58.2	687^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.5%		46.8	910^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.4%	223	50.0	60.0	55.9	55.1	26.3	68.6	52.9	48.6	$18,710	$3,010	$15,700
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
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)
Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-4	1400 Gaskill Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 791-2800	461	39	11.8	52.7%	245 (53.1%)	13 (2.8%)	139 (30.2%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.7%)	62.4	609^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.7%		60.6	699^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.2%	90	54.3	55.3		54.9	57.6	57.0		57.3	$22,199	$1,372	$20,827
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
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	674	42	16.2	113.4%	37 (5.5%)	73 (10.8%)	482 (71.5%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (10.1%)	15.8	1266^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.2%		13.6	1307^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.4%	41	35.0	28.4	17.6	26.9	24.8	24.3	17.3	21.9	$16,534	$2,660	$13,874
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hiram W Dodd Elementary School

What district is Hiram W Dodd Elementary School in?

Allentown City School District

What schools do graduates of Hiram W Dodd Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hiram W Dodd Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Mountain Middle School

Is Hiram W Dodd Elementary School a good school?

Hiram W Dodd Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Hiram W Dodd Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Hiram W Dodd Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hiram W Dodd Elementary School?

Students at Hiram W Dodd Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% White, 7% African American, 1% Asian.

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