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William Allen High School
106 North 17th St
Allentown PA, 18104, Lehigh County
Phone: 484-765-5001
Ranking: 
(582 out of 626, bottom 7%)*
(582 out of 626, bottom 7%)*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: | 135 | 160 | 87 | 200 | 209 | 206 | 166 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,556 | 2,595 | 2,842 | 2,923 | 3,124 | 3,480 | 3,539 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 666 | 26.1% | 703 | 27.1% | 745 | 26.2% | 821 | 28.1% | 899 | 28.8% | 1,053 | 30.3% | 1,085 | 30.7% |
| Grade 10: | 723 | 28.3% | 737 | 28.4% | 805 | 28.3% | 803 | 27.5% | 831 | 26.6% | 957 | 27.5% | 930 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 614 | 24.0% | 602 | 23.2% | 636 | 22.4% | 629 | 21.5% | 686 | 22.0% | 728 | 20.9% | 709 | 20.0% |
| Grade 12: | 553 | 21.6% | 553 | 21.3% | 656 | 23.1% | 670 | 22.9% | 708 | 22.7% | 742 | 21.3% | 815 | 23.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,330 | 52.0% | 1,360 | 52.4% | 1,478 | 52.0% | 1,545 | 52.9% | 1,651 | 52.8% | 1,776 | 51.0% | 1,744 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 1,226 | 48.0% | 1,235 | 47.6% | 1,364 | 48.0% | 1,378 | 47.1% | 1,465 | 46.9% | 1,696 | 48.7% | 1,791 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 50 | 2.0% | 55 | 2.1% | 59 | 2.1% | 48 | 1.6% | 42 | 1.3% | 37 | 1.1% | 49 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 1,669 | 65.3% | 1,624 | 62.6% | 1,772 | 62.4% | 1,746 | 59.7% | 1,811 | 58.0% | 1,977 | 56.8% | 1,944 | 54.9% |
| Black: | 480 | 18.8% | 509 | 19.6% | 553 | 19.5% | 593 | 20.3% | 635 | 20.3% | 692 | 19.9% | 679 | 19.2% |
| White: | 344 | 13.5% | 395 | 15.2% | 446 | 15.7% | 528 | 18.1% | 629 | 20.1% | 768 | 22.1% | 864 | 24.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,967 | 77.0% | 1,956 | 75.4% | 1,781 | 62.7% | 2,064 | 70.6% | 1,682 | 53.8% | 2,065 | 59.3% | 2,030 | 57.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 7.9% | 215 | 8.3% | 193 | 6.8% | 294 | 10.1% | 261 | 8.4% | 288 | 8.3% | 238 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.00 | 16.22 | 32.86 | 14.61 | 14.92 | 16.90 | 21.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 27.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 22.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 23.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 27.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 31.7% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 38.4% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 37.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 30% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 25.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41.9% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 40.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 39.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 43.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 42.7% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 45.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 48.5% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 39.7% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 12.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 11.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 13% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 10% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10% | 9.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 76.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 75.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.9% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 74.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 74.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 66% | 82.9% |
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* William Allen 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.