Allentown High School

Allentown High School is a 9-12 campus of mid-tier scale in ALLENTOWN, New Jersey, one of the schools within Upper Freehold Regional School District, enrolling 1,033 students in grades 9 through 12.

Allentown High School is one of 3 schools operated by Upper Freehold Regional School District, a district that works with 2,014 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Allentown High School lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Allentown High School has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 6% of students at Allentown High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Allentown High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 62.7%; Allentown High School posts 42.3%, -20.4 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Monmouth County shows median household earnings sit near $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monmouth County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), Allentown High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Newell Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Allentown High School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Allentown High School's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,245 (now 1,033). The White share of enrollment contracted from 88% to 80% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.