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Enrollment
619
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBERTO CLEMENTE CS·NCES 420006807636
Roberto Clemente CS
136 S 4th Street, Allentown, PA 18102 · (610) 439-5814 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
49 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
626 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
16.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
6.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.7% | 6.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 9.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
619
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 619 | 49 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 100% (626) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 44.7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 53 | 12.0:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 42 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roberto Clemente CS.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (619 to 619); teachers up 17% (42 to 49).
About Roberto Clemente CS
Roberto Clemente CS is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. Its address is in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school counted 619 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 12. That puts enrollment 66% below the 1,819-student average for combined schools in Pennsylvania.
Roberto Clemente CS is its own local education agency in federal data.
The share of Hispanic students at Roberto Clemente CS is 96%. The next largest groups are 4% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 68 points above the 28% share among Lehigh County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
Roberto Clemente CS has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Pennsylvania, 15.5:1, is higher.
Among Pennsylvania public K-12 schools, Roberto Clemente CS outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 15.1%, is 19.2 points below the 34.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Lehigh County, the median household earns about $80,079 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Lehigh County, 83 public schools serve about 56,984 students.
Among nearby public schools, Building 21 Allentown is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Roberto Clemente CS. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Roberto Clemente CS is 8th on average proficiency.
Roberto Clemente CS is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size. Roberto Clemente CS is one of the charter schools in Pennsylvania.
In 2020-21, Roberto Clemente CS enrolled 634; in 2024-25, 619.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Roberto Clemente CS. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- Central Elementary School0.7 mi · 694
- Jefferson Elementary School0.7 mi · 522
- Sheridan Elementary School0.8 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Roberto Clemente CSHow many students attend Roberto Clemente CS?
Roberto Clemente CS enrolls approximately 619 students in grades KG-12.
Is Roberto Clemente CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roberto Clemente CS is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Roberto Clemente CS?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Roberto Clemente CS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roberto Clemente CS?
At Roberto Clemente CS, the student body is approximately 96% Hispanic, 4% Black.
Who oversees Roberto Clemente CS?
Roberto Clemente CS is overseen by Roberto Clemente CS in Lehigh County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.