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Muhlenberg Elementary School
740 North 21st St
Allentown PA, 18104, Lehigh County
Phone: 484-765-4861
Ranking:
(1,631 out of 2,311, bottom 29%)*

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: | 24 | 26 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 488 | 480 | 533 | 550 | 610 | 609 | 562 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 68 | 13.9% | 71 | 14.8% | 70 | 13.1% | 72 | 13.1% | 85 | 13.9% | 92 | 15.1% | 84 | 14.9% |
Grade 1: | 86 | 17.6% | 72 | 15.0% | 76 | 14.3% | 91 | 16.5% | 106 | 17.4% | 104 | 17.1% | 97 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 82 | 16.8% | 74 | 15.4% | 100 | 18.8% | 96 | 17.5% | 105 | 17.2% | 99 | 16.3% | 106 | 18.9% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 15.8% | 96 | 20.0% | 92 | 17.3% | 95 | 17.3% | 107 | 17.5% | 112 | 18.4% | 84 | 14.9% |
Grade 4: | 94 | 19.3% | 83 | 17.3% | 100 | 18.8% | 98 | 17.8% | 104 | 17.0% | 98 | 16.1% | 109 | 19.4% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 16.6% | 84 | 17.5% | 95 | 17.8% | 98 | 17.8% | 103 | 16.9% | 104 | 17.1% | 82 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 262 | 53.7% | 270 | 56.3% | 295 | 55.3% | 302 | 54.9% | 340 | 55.7% | 343 | 56.3% | 312 | 55.5% |
Female: | 226 | 46.3% | 210 | 43.8% | 238 | 44.7% | 248 | 45.1% | 262 | 43.0% | 258 | 42.4% | 246 | 43.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.4% | 14 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 231 | 47.3% | 212 | 44.2% | 240 | 45.0% | 242 | 44.0% | 280 | 45.9% | 258 | 42.4% | 219 | 39.0% |
Black: | 81 | 16.6% | 73 | 15.2% | 71 | 13.3% | 68 | 12.4% | 77 | 12.6% | 81 | 13.3% | 81 | 14.4% |
White: | 152 | 31.1% | 172 | 35.8% | 200 | 37.5% | 221 | 40.2% | 241 | 39.5% | 260 | 42.7% | 253 | 45.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 273 | 55.9% | 247 | 51.5% | 251 | 47.1% | 288 | 52.4% | 264 | 43.3% | 266 | 43.7% | 232 | 41.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 13.5% | 65 | 13.5% | 70 | 13.1% | 78 | 14.2% | 72 | 11.8% | 57 | 9.4% | 59 | 10.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.33 | 18.46 | 54.67 | 15.62 | 18.91 | 18.40 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 66.5% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 68.1% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 68.8% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 70.1% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 65% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 44% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 57% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 62% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 54% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 59.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 52.7% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 64% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 62.4% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 67.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 71.9% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 73.1% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 66.7% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 45.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 47.6% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 49.5% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.3% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 53.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 54.8% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 50.7% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 57.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 61.2% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 58.2% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 59.1% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 58.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 48.3% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 53% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 60.9% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 56.9% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 62.7% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 58.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 59.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 60.4% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 66.3% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 54.9% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 41.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 46% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 41.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 42.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 39.4% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 39.6% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 45.7% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 43.9% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 47.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 42.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 38.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 36.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 27.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 34.1% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 35.3% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 50.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 42% | 64.2% |
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* Muhlenberg Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.