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Alumni: what's one memory from Arts Academy Elementary CS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARTS ACADEMY ELEMENTARY CS·NCES 420088307561
Arts Academy Elementary CS
601 W Union Street, Allentown, PA 18101 · (610) 841-4560 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
46 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
445 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
14.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.6% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.3% | 12.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Arts Academy Elementary CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,278 of 1,396 | #37 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #1,359 of 1,511 ▼ 3 | #44 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #1,389 of 1,511 ▼ 60 | #39 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #776 of 1,638 | #35 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #30 of 1,528 | #1 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #977 of 1,531 | #46 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #120 of 1,600 | #4 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #338 of 450 | #17 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 425 | 46 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 52 | 8.6:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 36 | 11.5:1 | 76% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 75% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 99% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 99% (373) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arts Academy Elementary CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (410 to 425); teachers up 84% (25 to 46).
About Arts Academy Elementary CS
In Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Lehigh County, Arts Academy Elementary CS is an elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 425 students.
Arts Academy Elementary CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Hispanic students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. The school has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 3.8 students per teacher.
Arts Academy Elementary CS holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Arts Academy Elementary CS would be expected to post about 32.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.0%.
Lehigh County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,079, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lehigh County's 83 public schools enroll about 56,984 students and include Arts Academy Elementary CS.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Building 21 Allentown, is the closest to Arts Academy Elementary CS. Arts Academy Elementary CS has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 18.3% proficiency; Arts Academy Elementary CS posts 21.0%.
Arts Academy Elementary CS is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data. As a charter school, Arts Academy Elementary CS is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
In 2020-21, Arts Academy Elementary CS enrolled 432; in 2024-25, 425. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.9 to 9.2 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Arts Academy Elementary CS. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Arts Academy Elementary CSHow many students attend Arts Academy Elementary CS?
Arts Academy Elementary CS enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Arts Academy Elementary CS serve?
Arts Academy Elementary CS serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arts Academy Elementary CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arts Academy Elementary CS is approximately 9.2:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Arts Academy Elementary CS?
Arts Academy Elementary CS reports a student body of 81% Hispanic, 19% Black.
Who oversees Arts Academy Elementary CS?
Arts Academy Elementary CS is overseen by Arts Academy Elementary CS in Lehigh County.
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