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Ritter Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Ritter Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving 426 students in grades K-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.

Ritter Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 16.6% proficiency in Math and 18.5% in ELA in the 2024-2025 school year, 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 male students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.9 to 14.9 students per teacher.

The nearby schools in the Allentown City School District, such as Central Elementary, Sheridan Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures, with proficiency rates similar to or slightly higher than Ritter Elementary School. In contrast, some nearby schools in the Bethlehem Area School District, such as James Buchanan Elementary and Calypso Elementary, significantly outperform Ritter Elementary School and the Allentown City School District as a whole in academic achievement.

463

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,285

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

790 N Plymouth Street
Allentown, PA 18109-2396

(484) 765-5661

District: Allentown City School District

Students who attend Ritter Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

White:

12.1%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,357^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	9.8	1357 of 1511	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1266 of 1526	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1220 of 1534	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1191 of 1534	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1186 of 1544	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	995 of 1530	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	1064 of 1547	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	1064 of 1554	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	961 of 1474	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.8	1132 of 1467	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.1	1038 of 1519	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	1069 of 1599	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.0	1327 of 1597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	1303 of 1579	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	1266 of 1549	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1278 of 1551	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.4	1116 of 1555	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.1	1088 of 1545	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.5	911 of 1299	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	59.0	633 of 1308	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	61.5	586 of 1302	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	909 of 1030	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	863 of 1084	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	187 of 207	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	92 of 196	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1250 of 1466	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1163 of 1488	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	392 of 429	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	300 of 454	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	224 of 432	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1213 of 1369	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1096 of 1432	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1077 of 1414	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1365 of 1475	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1227 of 1495	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-30 vs state

Math17%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Ritter 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
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	463	28	16.8	92.0%	56 (12.1%)	51 (11.0%)	299 (64.6%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.7%)	9.8	1357^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.2%		16.4	1266^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.0%	91	22.7	8.2	16.7	16.6	19.7	12.2	23.0	18.5	$20,285	$3,263	$17,022
Sonia Sotomayor Dual Lang Immersion Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 E Pennsylvania St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(484) 765-5681	112	7	16.2		0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	89 (79.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.3%)								(n/a)
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
Clearview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2121 Abington Rd	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-5994	384	30	12.6	71.6%	133 (34.6%)	46 (12.0%)	194 (50.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	34.2	1036^th of 1511 public elementary schools	31.4%		38.5	1025^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.8%	11	30.7	52.2	37.5	38.9	32.2	39.1	34.8	35.0	$17,984	$739	$17,245
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	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
James Buchanan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1621 Catasauqua Road	Bethlehem	18017	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-1766	253	21	12.1	67.2%	94 (37.2%)	27 (10.7%)	115 (45.5%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	24.9	1139^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.6%		33.6	1079^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.3%	60	26.4	35.3	29.3	30.1	26.3	35.3	34.2	31.9	$18,785	$655	$18,129
Calypso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Calypso Ave	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 691-0152	222	17	12.9	55.0%	98 (44.1%)	22 (9.9%)	92 (41.4%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	66.1	556^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.2%		59.1	725^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.5%	169	68.8	69.5	42.9	58.9	53.1	60.8	48.6	53.4	$22,775	$1,508	$21,267
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
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
Fountain Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Church St	Bethlehem	18015	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 865-5881	530	46	11.5	82.8%	64 (12.1%)	74 (14.0%)	385 (72.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	1447^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.2%		4.6	1482^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	2.9%	35	10.6	14.4	11.5	12.1	13.8	13.0	13.0	13.4	$21,046	$1,518	$19,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Ritter Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ritter Elementary School attend?

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

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

How many students attend Ritter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Ritter Elementary School.

What district is Ritter Elementary School in?

Allentown City School District

What is the racial makeup of Ritter Elementary School?

Students at Ritter Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Ritter Elementary School a good school?

Ritter Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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