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South Mountain Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

South Mountain Middle School is a public middle school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving 966 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Allentown City School District, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Mountain Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school underperforms the Allentown City School District and the state of Pennsylvania in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency on the PSSA exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.8% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 14.9% in the district and 41.7% statewide. In ELA, 18.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to 17% in the district and 48.5% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 7th and 8th grade Math, with only 7.3% and 7.1% proficiency, respectively.

While Broughal Middle School, Nitschmann Middle School, and Springhouse Middle School in the neighboring Bethlehem Area School District and Parkland School District significantly outperform South Mountain Middle School, the other Allentown City School District middle schools, such as Trexler Middle School, Francis D Raub Middle School, and Harrison-Morton Middle School, also perform poorly, suggesting systemic challenges within the district.

972

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,946

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

709 W Emaus Ave
Allentown, PA 18103-6778

(484) 765-4301

District: Allentown City School District

Students who attend South Mountain Middle School usually attend:

High:

William Allen High School

Feeder schools for South Mountain Middle School:

Elementary:	Hiram W Dodd Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lehigh Parkway Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

African American:

12.8%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Math scores 31 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

751^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle 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	13.2	751 of 873	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	744 of 891	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	790 of 893	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	766 of 883	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	692 of 891	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	672 of 861	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	682 of 877	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	663 of 870	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	644 of 835	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	611 of 728	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	630 of 758	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	724 of 834	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	704 of 825	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	710 of 805	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	663 of 770	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	642 of 753	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.9	642 of 749	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	642 of 736	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.0	624 of 687	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	605 of 663	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	13.4	564 of 643	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	267 of 393	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	238 of 408	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	255 of 421	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	551 of 643	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	540 of 672	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	615 of 660	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	103 of 145	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	121 of 150	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	90 of 143	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	728 of 835	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	714 of 860	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	277 of 348	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	287 of 362	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	319 of 362	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	721 of 843	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	712 of 877	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	792 of 874	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	719 of 839	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	734 of 870	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	154 of 174	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	102 of 199	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	611 of 649	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	589 of 673	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	641 of 681	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-30 vs state

Math11%-31 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 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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	972	71	13.6	99.4%	58 (6.0%)	124 (12.8%)	707 (72.7%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.6%)	13.2	751^st of 873 public middle schools	14.0%		14.3	744^th of 891 public middle schools	16.5%	7			17.7	7.3	7.1	10.8			22.1	15.3	18.2	18.5	$20,946	$3,369	$17,577
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	876	59	14.8	100.2%	39 (4.5%)	118 (13.5%)	656 (74.9%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	8.4	815^th of 873 public middle schools	6.6%		8.2	820^th of 891 public middle schools	8.0%	5			10.9	3.7	3.1	5.8			14.2	13.1	11.0	12.6	$19,824	$3,189	$16,636
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	704	52	13.5	94.7%	49 (7.0%)	76 (10.8%)	520 (73.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	10	789^th of 873 public middle schools	9.6%		9.2	809^th of 891 public middle schools	9.2%	20			7.2	6.8	8.4	7.4			10.5	13.4	19.9	14.5	$23,798	$3,828	$19,970
Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1610 East Emmaus Avenue	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 351-0234	296	26	11.6	93.2%	52 (17.6%)	63 (21.3%)	156 (52.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	17.5	701^st of 873 public middle schools	19.7%		23.8	661^st of 891 public middle schools	25.8%	40			7.4	2.5	1.4	4.9			43.6	18.5	23.9	30.8	$1,521	$1,521	$00
Salisbury Middle School	Public	5-8	3301 Devonshire Rd	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 791-0830	448	37	12.1	49.1%	240 (53.6%)	26 (5.8%)	131 (29.2%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	60.7	328^th of 873 public middle schools	62.4%		55.8	406^th of 891 public middle schools	54.4%	78		45.4	28.1	35.6	25.9	33.6		46.4	57.6	56.2	52.9	53.3	$21,522	$573	$20,948
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	771	55	14.0	105.6%	39 (5.1%)	86 (11.2%)	597 (77.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	7.9	827^th of 873 public middle schools	5.3%		8.1	822^nd of 891 public middle schools	7.7%	5			5.9	2.6	2.7	3.7			17.4	11.1	14.8	14.4	$20,994	$3,377	$17,617
Southern Lehigh Intermediate School	Public	4-6	5438 Route 378	Bethlehem	18015	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 861-4040	702	45	15.6	17.9%	550 (78.3%)	12 (1.7%)	55 (7.8%)	59 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.0%)								(n/a)	80.0	72.9	64.9			72.5	65.3	64.0	77.4			68.9	$17,187	$313	$16,874
Southern Lehigh Middle School	Public	7-8	3715 Preston Lane	Center Valley	18034	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 282-3700	471	40	11.7	18.5%	381 (80.9%)	12 (2.5%)	36 (7.6%)	36 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	91.1	64^th of 873 public middle schools	92.7%		91.6	53^rd of 891 public middle schools	94.1%	11				62.1	51.2	56.5				74.4	63.8	68.9	$19,806	$361	$19,445
Broughal Middle School	Public	6-8	114 West Morton Street	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 866-5041	520	45	11.5	85.4%	64 (12.3%)	60 (11.5%)	384 (73.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	10.7	778^th of 873 public middle schools	10.9%		10.5	787^th of 891 public middle schools	11.7%	9			6.9	8.1	5.7	6.8			15.6	19.1	19.1	17.9	$24,508	$2,341	$22,167
Nitschmann Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 W. Union Blvd	Bethlehem	18018	Lehigh County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 866-5781	731	56	13.1	48.8%	378 (51.7%)	71 (9.7%)	243 (33.2%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	54.5	390^th of 873 public middle schools	55.3%		58.1	386^th of 891 public middle schools	56.7%	4			33.9	30.6	36.6	33.7			42.6	42.4	50.0	45.2	$18,457	$398	$18,059

Frequently Asked Questions about South Mountain Middle School

What district is South Mountain Middle School in?

Allentown City School District

What high school do graduates of South Mountain Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Mountain Middle School usually go on to attend William Allen High School

What is the racial makeup of South Mountain Middle School?

Students at South Mountain Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Asian.

Is South Mountain Middle School a good school?

South Mountain Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend South Mountain Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 972 students attended South Mountain Middle School.

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