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William Allen High School

Public Grades 9-12

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

William Allen High School is a public high school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,984 students. 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.

William Allen High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 467 out of 537 schools in the 2020-2021 school year to 613 out of 681 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state. Its academic performance, as measured by Keystone Exam proficiency rates, is significantly lower than the state average and the nearby Allentown City School District schools. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 11.1% in Algebra I, 15.1% in Biology, and 32.5% in Literature, compared to the state averages of 44.3%, 49.3%, and 62.1%, respectively.

While the school's performance on Keystone Exams is consistently low, there are some interesting findings and potential opportunities for improvement. The school's performance on the Literature exam is relatively stronger than in other subject areas, indicating potential to build on those strengths. Additionally, some nearby schools outside the Allentown City School District, such as Northampton Area High School and Parkland High School, significantly outperform William Allen High School on academic metrics, suggesting that factors beyond just the district and community may be contributing to the school's struggles.

3,074

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,928

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

106 N 17th St
Allentown, PA 18104-5692

(484) 765-5001

District: Allentown City School District

Feeder schools for William Allen High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lehigh Parkway Elementary School
	Luis A. Ramos Elementary School
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	Muhlenberg Elementary School
	Union Terrace Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Francis D Raub Middle School
	South Mountain Middle School
	Trexler Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

African American:

13.2%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (19% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (68% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

Pennsylvania avg52%

613^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	7.2	613 of 681	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	595 of 686	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	584 of 674	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	565 of 634	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	467 of 537	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	615 of 693	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	594 of 673	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	590 of 663	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	610 of 677	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	599 of 680	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	546 of 580	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	544 of 591	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	608 of 664	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	600 of 660	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	576 of 649	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.2	555 of 632	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	554 of 621	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	555 of 615	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	553 of 604	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	541 of 593	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	530 of 590	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.6	509 of 583	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	197 of 276	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	173 of 284	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	157 of 260	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	425 of 524	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	397 of 513	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	476 of 502	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	66 of 109	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	62 of 84	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	50 of 85	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	589 of 657	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	596 of 665	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	255 of 287	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	229 of 274	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	212 of 252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	579 of 651	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	574 of 664	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	552 of 652	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	608 of 660	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	577 of 662	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	131 of 165	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	125 of 150	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	92 of 129	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	523 of 583	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	537 of 595	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	455 of 577	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature32%-30 vs state

Biology15%-34 vs state

Algebra I11%-33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, March 11, 2013

Pitiful school. The students are horrible, half the teachers don't care about their students, the building is filthy. The only way you could POSSIBLY succeed at this school is to be in the 'advanced' classes. The students in those classes are the only ones who aren't getting handed 2nd grade work, and actually CARE about succeeding on their own later on in life. Close Quote

by a citizen on FaceBook
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

I am writing this as a proud graduate of William Allen High School. I am a graduate of the class of 58.
I happened to drive by the school today and was very surprised to not see the US flag flying at half staff, in respect for the death of Dr. Jack McHugh.
His obituary made the front page of the Morning Call! Don't you think his having been a principal of the high school and an active community leader deserved recognition? I do, it is not too late, he could still be honored for the remainder of this week.

Nancy E. Boyer Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The opportunities at Allen are amazing!! There are more electives, sports, and activities at Allen than any other school in the area - including Parkland. There are also more Honors, AP, and Gifted courses available. Every year Allen has students that go on to the very best colleges and universities, including the ivy league. Sometimes Allen gets a bad reputation, but it is undeserved. Close Quote

Schools Near William Allen High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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	3,074	153	20.0	99.1%	163 (5.3%)	405 (13.2%)	2,317 (75.4%)	30 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	156 (5.1%)	7.2	613^th of 681 public high schools	10.0%		10.4	595^th of 686 public high schools	13.3%	18	11.1	15.1	32.5									$17,928	$2,884	$15,044
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	415	26	15.9	99.0%	13 (3.1%)	39 (9.4%)	337 (81.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	6	624^th of 681 public high schools	8.4%		7.9	620^th of 686 public high schools	9.6%	4	5.3	7.4	37.2									$18,828	$3,029	$15,799
Salisbury Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 E Montgomery St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 797-4107	546	31	17.3	46.5%	290 (53.1%)	30 (5.5%)	146 (26.7%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.7%)	53	358^th of 681 public high schools	47.4%		59.5	300^th of 686 public high schools	56.3%	58	34.3	43.5	74.8									$24,892	$770	$24,122
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	1,914	115	16.6	98.5%	176 (9.2%)	217 (11.3%)	1,414 (73.9%)	18 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (4.6%)	6.8	614^th of 681 public high schools	9.8%		19.6	559^th of 686 public high schools	18.5%	55	13.1	11.3	31.7									$19,764	$3,179	$16,584
Whitehall High School	Public	9-12	3800 Mechanicsville Rd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 437-5081	1,462	91	16.0	101.9%	687 (47.0%)	133 (9.1%)	509 (34.8%)	63 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	66 (4.5%)	53.7	351^st of 681 public high schools	48.5%		47.8	401^st of 686 public high schools	41.5%	50	40.2	49.0	63.7									$18,856	$702	$18,154
Parkland High School	Public	9-12	2700 N Cedar Crest Blvd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5600	3,279	202	16.2	34.2%	1,820 (55.5%)	202 (6.2%)	661 (20.2%)	440 (13.4%)	4 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	149 (4.5%)	81.4	105^th of 681 public high schools	84.6%		76.7	146^th of 686 public high schools	78.7%	41	60.3	61.7	79.9									$20,956	$540	$20,416
Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	330 Howertown Road	Catasauqua	18032	Lehigh County	Innovative Arts Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 403-2787	477	35	13.6	70.6%	29 (6.1%)	51 (10.7%)	385 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	4	646^th of 681 public high schools	5.1%		4.1	649^th of 686 public high schools	5.4%	3	8.8	9.0	22.1	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	11.4	6.8	9.8	9.1	$3,538	$3,538	$00
Emmaus High School	Public	9-12	500 Macungie Ave	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1651	2,842	181	15.6	33.3%	1,885 (66.3%)	186 (6.5%)	499 (17.6%)	120 (4.2%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	143 (5.0%)	75.7	154^th of 681 public high schools	77.4%		72.5	182^nd of 686 public high schools	73.5%	28	54.6	60.8	74.3									$16,949	$419	$16,530
Catasauqua Senior High School	Public	9-12	2500 W Bullshead Rd	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 697-0111	467	45	10.4	98.5%	213 (45.6%)	29 (6.2%)	184 (39.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	33	485^th of 681 public high schools	28.8%		26.3	524^th of 686 public high schools	23.6%	39	29.2	32.8	57.5									$24,251	$1,126	$23,125
Northampton Area High School	Public	9-12	1619 Laubach Ave	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Northampton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 262-7812	1,866	116	16.0	40.8%	1,456 (78.0%)	65 (3.5%)	296 (15.9%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (2.2%)	56.8	321^st of 681 public high schools	52.9%		47.6	405^th of 686 public high schools	41.0%	84	42.6	47.5	67.6									$19,688	$770	$18,918

Frequently Asked Questions about William Allen High School

What schools feed into William Allen High School?

William Allen High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Lehigh Parkway Elementary School
Elementary : Luis A. Ramos Elementary School
Elementary : Muhlenberg Elementary School
Elementary : Union Terrace Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Francis D Raub Middle School
Middle : South Mountain Middle School
Middle : Trexler Middle School

Is William Allen High School a good school?

William Allen High School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend William Allen High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,074 students attended William Allen High School.

What is the racial makeup of William Allen High School?

Students at William Allen High School are 75% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is William Allen High School in?

Allentown City School District

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