Hiram W Dodd El Sch

Located at 1944 S Church St, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Hiram W Dodd El Sch is a mid-tier K-5 school that instructs 627 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Allentown City SD. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Hiram W Dodd El Sch is one of 23 schools operated by Allentown City SD, a district that serves 16,674 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hiram W Dodd El Sch reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder reads as 12% multiracial, 8% White, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Hiram W Dodd El Sch shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 109% of students at Hiram W Dodd El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Lehigh County's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lehigh County) reports that median household income runs about $80,079, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lehigh County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students), Hiram W Dodd El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Mountain MS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Hiram W Dodd El Sch's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 649 (now 627). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 12% to 7%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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