Parkland High School
2700 North Cedar Crest Blvd
Allentown PA, 18104, Lehigh County
Phone: 610-351-5600
Ranking: 
(29 out of 626, top 5%)*
(29 out of 626, top 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Parkland School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 183 | 186 | 170 | 175 | 174 | 173 | 168 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,147 | 3,152 | 3,109 | 3,155 | 3,158 | 3,141 | 3,145 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 824 | 26.2% | 810 | 25.7% | 784 | 25.2% | 800 | 25.4% | 821 | 26.0% | 760 | 24.2% | 794 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 783 | 24.9% | 774 | 24.6% | 794 | 25.5% | 811 | 25.7% | 760 | 24.1% | 804 | 25.6% | 802 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 752 | 23.9% | 793 | 25.2% | 783 | 25.2% | 750 | 23.8% | 794 | 25.1% | 790 | 25.2% | 787 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 788 | 25.0% | 775 | 24.6% | 748 | 24.1% | 794 | 25.2% | 783 | 24.8% | 787 | 25.1% | 762 | 24.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,605 | 51.0% | 1,664 | 52.8% | 1,634 | 52.6% | 1,687 | 53.5% | 1,688 | 53.5% | 1,631 | 51.9% | 1,639 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 1,542 | 49.0% | 1,488 | 47.2% | 1,475 | 47.4% | 1,468 | 46.5% | 1,462 | 46.3% | 1,502 | 47.8% | 1,502 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 285 | 9.1% | 261 | 8.3% | 241 | 7.8% | 218 | 6.9% | 207 | 6.6% | 176 | 5.6% | 178 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic: | 278 | 8.8% | 254 | 8.1% | 199 | 6.4% | 185 | 5.9% | 180 | 5.7% | 153 | 4.9% | 121 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 145 | 4.6% | 149 | 4.7% | 144 | 4.6% | 150 | 4.8% | 133 | 4.2% | 109 | 3.5% | 96 | 3.1% |
| White: | 2,383 | 75.7% | 2,450 | 77.7% | 2,518 | 81.0% | 2,601 | 82.4% | 2,637 | 83.5% | 2,696 | 85.8% | 2,745 | 87.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 55 | 1.7% | 35 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 468 | 14.9% | 315 | 10.0% | 294 | 9.5% | 303 | 9.6% | 249 | 7.9% | 190 | 6.0% | 154 | 4.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 3.5% | 141 | 4.5% | 115 | 3.7% | 109 | 3.5% | 105 | 3.3% | 103 | 3.3% | 83 | 2.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.18 | 16.92 | 18.28 | 18.03 | 18.11 | 18.20 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.6% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 78.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.4% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.9% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 55.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 55.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.9% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 97.8% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.4% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.3% | 82.9% |
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* Parkland High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.