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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKLAND SD·NCES 421851002824
Cetronia School
3635 Broadway, Allentown, PA 18104 · (610) 351-5860 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
160 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
73.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 78.8% |
% 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
79.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Cetronia School
Cetronia School's state test result (79.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cetronia School this school | 496 | 32.3% | 79.1% |
| Eagleville Elementary School Eagleville | 401 | 35.4% | 64.8% |
| Barclay Elementary School Warrington | 654 | 31.3% | 60.6% |
| Wescosville Elementary School Wescosville | 465 | 33.5% | 68.5% |
| Bucher School Lancaster | 403 | 39.7% | 67.7% |
| Nitrauer School Lancaster | 468 | 34.4% | 77.4% |
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 Cetronia School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #124 of 1,396 | #5 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #116 of 1,511 ▼ 15 | #6 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #159 of 1,511 ▲ 18 | #4 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #545 of 1,638 | #23 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,115 of 1,528 | #29 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #273 of 1,531 | #12 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #1,298 of 1,600 | #38 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #470 of 1,045 | #7 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
496
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 496 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 32% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 33.1 | 14.6:1 | 33% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 32.3 | 14.9:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 33.7 | 17.2:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 19% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 5% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cetronia School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (579 to 496); teachers up 4% (33.7 to 35).
About Cetronia School
At 3635 Broadway in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Cetronia School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 496 students.
Cetronia School is among 12 schools run by Parkland SD, which serves 9,975 students.
By race and ethnicity, Cetronia School is 56% White. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. By the diversity index, Cetronia School comes in at 62%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.2:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 32%. The average for public schools in Lehigh County is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Cetronia School is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 63.8% at Cetronia School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.1%.
Lehigh County census figures show that median household income is about $80,079, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Cetronia School is among the 83 public schools in Lehigh County.
Nearest public school: Parkway Manor School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Cetronia School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 485 to 496, a small change.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cetronia 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 Parkland SD
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 3,279 students
- Springhouse Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
- Orefield Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Parkway Manor SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Kernsville SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Kratzer SchoolElementary · 510 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
- Parkway Manor School1.0 mi · 569
- Springhouse Middle School1.6 mi · 1,329
- Muhlenberg Elementary School1.9 mi · 606
- Wescosville Elementary School2.0 mi · 465
- Union Terrace Elementary School2.0 mi · 674
- Francis D Raub Middle School2.2 mi · 876
Frequently asked questions
About Cetronia SchoolHow large is Cetronia School?
Cetronia School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cetronia School serve?
Cetronia School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cetronia School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cetronia School is approximately 14.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cetronia School?
Student demographics at Cetronia School are roughly 56% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Cetronia School in?
Cetronia School is part of Parkland SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.