Roberto Clemente CS

Roberto Clemente CS is one of the very small combined-grade schools in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Roberto Clemente CS, with 619 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 66% leaner than the state mean of about 1,819.

Roberto Clemente CS sits inside Roberto Clemente CS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Roberto Clemente CS reports that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Roberto Clemente CS records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lehigh County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Roberto Clemente CS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.3%; this one comes in at 15.1%, -19.2 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Lehigh County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,079, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lehigh County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students), of which Roberto Clemente CS is one.

The closest other public school is Building 21 Allentown, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Roberto Clemente CS comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 19.2%.

Roberto Clemente CS operates from a city-core location. Roberto Clemente CS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roberto Clemente CS has held roughly steady, going from 619 students in 2018 to 619 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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.