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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El Sch administration to hear?
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Enrollment
807
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLENTOWN CITY SD·NCES 420228007690
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School
1227 W Gordon St, Allentown, PA 18102 · (484) 765-4000 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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
16.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
806 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 150 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
12.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.5% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 10.9% |
% 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
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School this school | 807 | 99.9% | 18.0% |
| Amanda E Stout Elementary School Reading | 758 | 97.4% | 18.8% |
| Riverside Elementary School Reading | 694 | 99.7% | 19.6% |
| Sheridan Elementary School Allentown | 591 | 97.1% | 19.2% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Allentown | 631 | 98.4% | 19.9% |
| West Hazleton El/MS West Hazleton | 1,023 | 97.7% | 24.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,313 of 1,396 | #41 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,312 of 1,511 ▲ 71 | #38 of 45 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #1,462 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #42 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 807 | #75 of 1,638 | #1 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,405 of 1,528 | #42 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #858 of 1,531 | #43 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #310 of 1,600 | #10 of 48 |
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
807
+100 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 807 | 49.9 | 16.2:1 | 100% (806) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 52.2 | 15.4:1 | 100% (806) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 51.8 | 15.7:1 | 100% (813) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 100% (704) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School.
About Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in Allentown, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 807 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 82% bigger than that.
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School belongs to Allentown City SD, a district of 23 schools and 16,674 students.
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School's enrollment is 79% Hispanic. Next come 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% White. That compares with about 28% Hispanic among all Lehigh County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
The count of teachers at Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School is 49.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.2:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. The school counts 806 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Lehigh County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School, the prediction is 34.8% and the result is 18.0%.
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School is located in Lehigh County, where median household income is about $80,079, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School is one of 83 public schools in Lehigh County, which together enroll about 56,984 students.
Nearby, Luis A. Ramos Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 807 was 14% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 707.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Allentown City SD
- William Allen High SchoolHigh · 3,074 students
- Louis E Dieruff High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
- South Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 972 students
- Francis D Raub Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Trexler Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Harrison-Morton Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
Other schools in Allentown
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 3,279 students
- William Allen High SchoolHigh · 3,074 students
- Louis E Dieruff High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
- Executive Education Academy CSCombined · 1,497 students
- Springhouse Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
- Lincoln Leadership Academy CSCombined · 973 students
Nearby schools
- Luis A. Ramos Elementary School0.3 mi · 695
- Jackson Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 212
- Central Elementary School0.5 mi · 694
- Trexler Middle School0.6 mi · 771
- Ruby Bridge Childhood Center0.6 mi · 125
- William Allen High School0.6 mi · 3,074
Frequently asked questions
About Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary SchoolHow large is Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School?
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School enrolls approximately 807 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School serve?
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School?
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 79% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School in?
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School is part of Allentown City SD.
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