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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

78 public schools in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Arts Academy CS leads the list at 21.3%, against a median of 6.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Top % Black

21.3%

Median % Black

6.3%

MOST BLACK · LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Arts Academy CS	Allentown, PA	Arts Academy CS	296	63	21.3%
2	Arts Academy Elementary CS	Allentown, PA	Arts Academy Elementary CS	425	79	18.6%
3	Lehigh Parkway El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	276	43	15.6%
4	Jackson Early Childhood Center	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	212	32	15.1%
5	Fountain Hill El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	530	74	14.0%
6	Francis D Raub MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	876	118	13.5%
7	William Allen HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	3,074	405	13.2%
8	South Mountain MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	972	124	12.8%
9	Muhlenberg El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	606	75	12.4%
10	Central El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	694	85	12.3%
11	Clearview El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	384	46	12.0%
12	Louis E Dieruff HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	1,914	217	11.3%
13	Ruby Bridge Childhood Center	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	125	14	11.2%
14	Trexler MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	771	86	11.2%
15	Ritter El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	463	51	11.0%
16	Union Terrace El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	674	73	10.8%
17	Harrison-Morton MS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	704	76	10.8%
18	Innovative Arts Academy CS	Catasauqua, PA	Innovative Arts Academy CS	477	51	10.7%
19	James Buchanan El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	253	27	10.7%
20	Jefferson El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	522	53	10.2%
21	Calypso El Sch	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	222	22	9.9%
22	Sheridan El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	591	58	9.8%
23	Nitschmann MS	Bethlehem, PA	Bethlehem Area SD	731	71	9.7%
24	Roosevelt El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	631	61	9.7%
25	Luis A. Ramos El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	695	66	9.5%
26	Building 21 Allentown	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	415	39	9.4%
27	Whitehall-Coplay MS	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	975	90	9.2%
28	Whitehall HS	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	1,462	133	9.1%
29	Fred J. Jaindl El Sch	Breinigsville, PA	Parkland SD	433	39	9.0%
30	George D Steckel El Sch	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	561	49	8.7%
31	Clarence M Gockley El Sch	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	574	50	8.7%
32	Washington El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	362	31	8.6%
33	Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	807	68	8.4%
34	Zephyr El Sch	Whitehall, PA	Whitehall-Coplay SD	598	48	8.0%
35	Francis H Sheckler El Sch	Catasauqua, PA	Catasauqua Area SD	589	47	8.0%
36	Mosser El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	551	42	7.6%
37	Hiram W Dodd El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	627	46	7.3%
38	Catasauqua MS	Catasauqua, PA	Catasauqua Area SD	477	35	7.3%
39	Emmaus HS	Emmaus, PA	East Penn SD	2,842	186	6.5%
40	Parkland HS	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	3,279	202	6.2%
41	Kratzer Sch	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	510	31	6.1%
42	Willow Lane El Sch	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	593	36	6.1%
43	Salisbury MS	Allentown, PA	Salisbury Township SD	448	26	5.8%
44	Wescosville El Sch	Wescosville, PA	East Penn SD	465	26	5.6%
45	Salisbury SHS	Allentown, PA	Salisbury Township SD	546	30	5.5%
46	Macungie El Sch	Macungie, PA	East Penn SD	529	29	5.5%
47	Fogelsville Sch	Breinigsville, PA	Parkland SD	480	26	5.4%
48	Sonia Sotomayor Dual Lang Immersion Academy	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	112	6	5.4%
49	Alburtis El Sch	Alburtis, PA	East Penn SD	360	19	5.3%
50	Springhouse MS	Allentown, PA	Parkland SD	1,329	69	5.2%

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