Luis A. Ramos El Sch

Luis A. Ramos El Sch is one of the large K-5 schools in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Allentown City SD, with 695 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Luis A. Ramos El Sch is one of 23 schools operated by Allentown City SD, a district that enrolls 16,674 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Luis A. Ramos El Sch records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Luis A. Ramos El Sch shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 101% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Lehigh County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Luis A. Ramos El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 28.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lehigh County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,079, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lehigh County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students), Luis A. Ramos El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Jackson Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Luis A. Ramos El Sch comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 17.5%.

Luis A. Ramos El Sch operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Luis A. Ramos El Sch has showed little movement, going from 697 students in 2018 to 695 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.