Arts Academy CS

Arts Academy CS is a small 6-8 campus in Allentown, Pennsylvania, overseen by Arts Academy CS. The school works with 296 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Arts Academy CS sits 50% below that benchmark.

Arts Academy CS is a school of Arts Academy CS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Arts Academy CS records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Black, 18% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Lehigh County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Arts Academy CS has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lehigh County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Arts Academy CS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 24.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lehigh County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,079, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Arts Academy CS is one of 83 public schools in Lehigh County (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students).

Nearest neighbor: Salisbury El Sch, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Arts Academy CS at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. Arts Academy CS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Arts Academy CS's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 363 (now 296). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 48% to 18%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Arts Academy CS community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.