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Luis A. Ramos Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Luis A. Ramos Elementary School is a public elementary school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving 699 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.

Luis A. Ramos Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% 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 averages, with only around 20-30% of students proficient or better in these subjects. The school's performance is particularly weak in 4th and 5th grade PSSA Math and ELA, with proficiency rates often below 20%. Despite the high per-student spending and decreasing student-teacher ratios, the academic outcomes remain significantly below the state averages.

While the overall academic performance of Luis A. Ramos Elementary School is low, the school's performance for African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students is relatively better, ranking in the top 30-40% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in these subgroups. This suggests that the school may be providing targeted support and interventions for these student populations, which could be an area of strength to build upon. In comparison, nearby schools within the Allentown City School District, such as Sheridan Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Washington Elementary, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Luis A. Ramos Elementary School. In contrast, Kratzer School, which is part of the Parkland School District, has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and ELA well above the state averages.

695

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,866

Per pupil spending ?

100.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1430 West Allen St
Allentown, PA 18102

(484) 765-4841

District: Allentown City School District

Students who attend Luis A. Ramos Elementary School usually attend:

High:

William Allen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.8%

African American:

9.5%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg16%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,300^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	13.1	1300 of 1511	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1250 of 1526	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1271 of 1534	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1375 of 1534	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1306 of 1544	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1310 of 1530	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1310 of 1547	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	1328 of 1554	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	1239 of 1474	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	1318 of 1467	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	1317 of 1519	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	1379 of 1599	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	63.9	105 of 437	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	120 of 437	72.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	907 of 1030	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	883 of 1084	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	943 of 1043	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	154 of 207	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	95 of 200	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	91 of 196	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1248 of 1466	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1185 of 1488	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	286 of 429	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	262 of 454	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	275 of 432	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1144 of 1369	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1097 of 1432	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1101 of 1414	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1278 of 1475	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1240 of 1495	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)76th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math23%-18 vs state

English Language Arts18%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Luis A. Ramos 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
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
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
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)
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
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
Muhlenberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	740 N 21st St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4861	606	31	19.3	97.5%	61 (10.1%)	75 (12.4%)	404 (66.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.6%)	15.2	1270^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.9%		22.1	1191^st of 1526 public elementary schools	22.0%	79	23.8	36.1	11.8	22.2	20.4	30.6	20.9	23.4	$16,407	$2,639	$13,768
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis A. Ramos Elementary School

How many students attend Luis A. Ramos Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended Luis A. Ramos Elementary School.

What district is Luis A. Ramos Elementary School in?

Allentown City School District

What is the racial makeup of Luis A. Ramos Elementary School?

Students at Luis A. Ramos Elementary School are 79% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Luis A. Ramos Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Luis A. Ramos Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : William Allen High School

Is Luis A. Ramos Elementary School a good school?

Luis A. Ramos Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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