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Building 21 Allentown School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
265 Lehigh St
Allentown, PA 18102
Phone
(484) 765-4400
District
Allentown City SD
County
LEHIGH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
439
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.4% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.0% of all U.S. schools.


Building 21 Allentown School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
17%
49%
30%
64%
4%
34%
17%
49%
30%
64%
4%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 163 37.1%
Grade 10 130 29.6%
Grade 11 73 16.6%
Grade 12 73 16.6%
Total 439 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.4% 7.3% 64.5%
Black 14.6% 12.9% 15.4%
Hispanic 77.2% 78.5% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 1.0% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 97.3% 96.2% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 97.3% 96.2% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 121,987 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,350.6 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.1% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.8% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.4% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 44,267 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 15.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.4% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.2% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.2% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.6% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.9% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.9% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 11.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,174 $162,655,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,066 $17,045,000 5.0%
Staff $257 $4,105,000 1.2%
General Administration $324 $5,177,000 1.5%
School Administration $755 $12,067,000 3.6%
Operation $1,202 $19,217,000 5.7%
Transportation $139 $2,227,000 0.7%
Other $507 $8,112,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,250 $67,950,000 20.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,763 $108,127,000 31.9%
Total Expenditures $21,187 $338,732,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%