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Hiram W Dodd Elementary School
1944 South Church St
Allentown PA, 18103, Lehigh County
Phone: 484-765-4501
Ranking:
(2,007 out of 2,311, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Allentown City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 34 | 20 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 679 | 685 | 670 | 751 | 736 | 740 | 729 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 133 | 19.6% | 114 | 16.6% | 106 | 15.8% | 108 | 14.4% | 99 | 13.5% | 112 | 15.1% | 97 | 13.3% |
Grade 1: | 109 | 16.1% | 102 | 14.9% | 112 | 16.7% | 115 | 15.3% | 116 | 15.8% | 116 | 15.7% | 121 | 16.6% |
Grade 2: | 93 | 13.7% | 123 | 18.0% | 99 | 14.8% | 117 | 15.6% | 126 | 17.1% | 134 | 18.1% | 126 | 17.3% |
Grade 3: | 136 | 20.0% | 109 | 15.9% | 114 | 17.0% | 118 | 15.7% | 136 | 18.5% | 131 | 17.7% | 120 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 14.7% | 114 | 16.6% | 101 | 15.1% | 143 | 19.0% | 142 | 19.3% | 109 | 14.7% | 145 | 19.9% |
Grade 5: | 108 | 15.9% | 123 | 18.0% | 138 | 20.6% | 150 | 20.0% | 117 | 15.9% | 138 | 18.6% | 120 | 16.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 368 | 54.2% | 381 | 55.6% | 379 | 56.6% | 410 | 54.6% | 399 | 54.2% | 396 | 53.5% | 375 | 51.4% |
Female: | 311 | 45.8% | 304 | 44.4% | 291 | 43.4% | 341 | 45.4% | 329 | 44.7% | 336 | 45.4% | 350 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 13 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 475 | 70.0% | 481 | 70.2% | 462 | 69.0% | 534 | 71.1% | 501 | 68.1% | 481 | 65.0% | 468 | 64.2% |
Black: | 72 | 10.6% | 82 | 12.0% | 82 | 12.2% | 88 | 11.7% | 95 | 12.9% | 94 | 12.7% | 99 | 13.6% |
White: | 85 | 12.5% | 87 | 12.7% | 99 | 14.8% | 114 | 15.2% | 126 | 17.1% | 147 | 19.9% | 140 | 19.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 4.7% | 25 | 3.6% | 13 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 497 | 73.2% | 504 | 73.6% | 450 | 67.2% | 557 | 74.2% | 449 | 61.0% | 419 | 56.6% | 404 | 55.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 5.7% | 50 | 7.3% | 58 | 8.7% | 95 | 12.6% | 84 | 11.4% | 83 | 11.2% | 78 | 10.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.40 | 20.00 | 34.31 | 16.28 | 17.52 | 17.30 | 20.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66.5% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 68.1% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 68.8% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 70.1% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 65% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 44% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 57% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 62% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 54% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 59.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 52.7% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 64% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 62.4% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 67.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 71.9% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73.1% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 66.7% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 45.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 47.6% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 49.5% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 54.3% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 53.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 54.8% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 50.7% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 57.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 61.2% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 58.2% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 59.1% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 58.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 48.3% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 53% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 60.9% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 56.9% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 62.7% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 58.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 59.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 60.4% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.3% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 54.9% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 41.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 46% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 41.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 42.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 39.4% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 39.6% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 45.7% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 43.9% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 47.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 42.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 38.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 36.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 27.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 34.1% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 35.3% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 50.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 42% | 64.2% |
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* Hiram W Dodd Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.