Ritter Elementary School
790 North Plymouth St
Allentown PA, 18109, Lehigh County
Phone: 484-765-5661
Ranking: 
(1,892 out of 2,311, bottom 18%)*
(1,892 out of 2,311, bottom 18%)*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: | 25 | 26 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 543 | 510 | 530 | 573 | 590 | 565 | 563 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 15.5% | 96 | 18.8% | 74 | 14.0% | 83 | 14.5% | 79 | 13.4% | 78 | 13.8% | 78 | 13.9% |
| Grade 1: | 104 | 19.2% | 75 | 14.7% | 83 | 15.7% | 96 | 16.8% | 101 | 17.1% | 91 | 16.1% | 95 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 16.0% | 87 | 17.1% | 97 | 18.3% | 96 | 16.8% | 95 | 16.1% | 97 | 17.2% | 87 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 87 | 16.0% | 79 | 15.5% | 100 | 18.9% | 83 | 14.5% | 91 | 15.4% | 95 | 16.8% | 87 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 16.6% | 96 | 18.8% | 82 | 15.5% | 96 | 16.8% | 110 | 18.6% | 103 | 18.2% | 106 | 18.8% |
| Grade 5: | 91 | 16.8% | 77 | 15.1% | 94 | 17.7% | 119 | 20.8% | 114 | 19.3% | 101 | 17.9% | 110 | 19.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 266 | 49.0% | 253 | 49.6% | 267 | 50.4% | 285 | 49.7% | 287 | 48.6% | 287 | 50.8% | 291 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 277 | 51.0% | 257 | 50.4% | 263 | 49.6% | 288 | 50.3% | 295 | 50.0% | 270 | 47.8% | 268 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.7% | 14 | 2.4% | 13 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 303 | 55.8% | 261 | 51.2% | 249 | 47.0% | 270 | 47.1% | 309 | 52.4% | 274 | 48.5% | 251 | 44.6% |
| Black: | 58 | 10.7% | 55 | 10.8% | 69 | 13.0% | 82 | 14.3% | 79 | 13.4% | 85 | 15.0% | 96 | 17.1% |
| White: | 142 | 26.2% | 161 | 31.6% | 185 | 34.9% | 196 | 34.2% | 188 | 31.9% | 193 | 34.2% | 201 | 35.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.3% | 17 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 387 | 71.3% | 321 | 62.9% | 305 | 57.5% | 358 | 62.5% | 356 | 60.3% | 304 | 53.8% | 293 | 52.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 8.5% | 72 | 14.1% | 79 | 14.9% | 81 | 14.1% | 56 | 9.5% | 88 | 15.6% | 86 | 15.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.34 | 19.62 | 42.43 | 18.60 | 22.43 | 21.60 | 22.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 71% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 66.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 68.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 68.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 70.1% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 65% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 44% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 51% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 62% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 54% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 59.2% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 52.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 64% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 62.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 67.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 71.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 73.1% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 66.7% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 45.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 47.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 49.5% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 54.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 53.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 54.8% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 50.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 57.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 61.2% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 58.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 59.1% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 58.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 48.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 53% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 60.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 56.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 58.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 59.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 60.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 66.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 54.9% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 41.3% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 46% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 41.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 42.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 39.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 39.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 45.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 43.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 47.7% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 42.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 38.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 36.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 27.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 34.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 35.3% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 50.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 42% | 64.2% |
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* Ritter 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.