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Louis E Dieruff High School
815 North Irving St
Allentown PA, 18109, Lehigh County
Phone: 484-765-5501
Ranking: 
(568 out of 626, bottom 9%)*
(568 out of 626, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 99 | 113 | 48 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 87 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,716 | 1,741 | 1,783 | 1,844 | 1,734 | 1,839 | 1,847 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 574 | 33.4% | 579 | 33.3% | 552 | 31.0% | 596 | 32.3% | 504 | 29.1% | 628 | 34.1% | 618 | 33.5% |
| Grade 10: | 399 | 23.3% | 427 | 24.5% | 497 | 27.9% | 417 | 22.6% | 495 | 28.5% | 465 | 25.3% | 463 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 361 | 21.0% | 378 | 21.7% | 342 | 19.2% | 433 | 23.5% | 383 | 22.1% | 366 | 19.9% | 384 | 20.8% |
| Grade 12: | 382 | 22.3% | 357 | 20.5% | 392 | 22.0% | 398 | 21.6% | 352 | 20.3% | 380 | 20.7% | 382 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 882 | 51.4% | 915 | 52.6% | 937 | 52.6% | 957 | 51.9% | 885 | 51.0% | 939 | 51.1% | 921 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 834 | 48.6% | 826 | 47.4% | 846 | 47.4% | 887 | 48.1% | 841 | 48.5% | 892 | 48.5% | 922 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 28 | 1.6% | 29 | 1.7% | 31 | 1.7% | 40 | 2.2% | 40 | 2.3% | 45 | 2.4% | 44 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 1,131 | 65.9% | 1,156 | 66.4% | 1,172 | 65.7% | 1,181 | 64.0% | 1,072 | 61.8% | 1,112 | 60.5% | 1,069 | 57.9% |
| Black: | 257 | 15.0% | 236 | 13.6% | 256 | 14.4% | 255 | 13.8% | 249 | 14.4% | 275 | 15.0% | 276 | 14.9% |
| White: | 289 | 16.8% | 312 | 17.9% | 319 | 17.9% | 364 | 19.7% | 370 | 21.3% | 404 | 22.0% | 455 | 24.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,345 | 78.4% | 1,327 | 76.2% | 1,182 | 66.3% | 1,337 | 72.5% | 1,002 | 57.8% | 1,223 | 66.5% | 1,174 | 63.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 138 | 8.0% | 165 | 9.5% | 167 | 9.4% | 227 | 12.3% | 147 | 8.5% | 227 | 12.3% | 155 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.42 | 15.41 | 37.54 | 15.21 | 14.99 | 16.40 | 21.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 22.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 23.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 27.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 31.7% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 38.4% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 37.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 34.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 30% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 25.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 41.9% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 40.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 39.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 43.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 42% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 42.7% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 45.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48.5% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 39.7% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 34.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.1% | 12.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 11.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 13% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | 10% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 9.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 44.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 73.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 76.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 75.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 71.9% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 74.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 66% | 82.9% |
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* Louis E Dieruff High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.