William Allen High School
4 out of 5 | 13 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 3,124 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 568th out of 639 high schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (fourth year)
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 126 N 17th St, Allentown, PA 18104
- Principal or Admin: Keith Falko
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Allentown City School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,914
- Graduation Rate: 66.9%
- Dropout Rate: 8.5%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.3
- Enrolled Students: 17,165
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 3,124
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 209.4
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 1,655 (53.0%)
- Females: 1,469 (47.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 261 (8.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,682 (53.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,943 (62.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 7 | 0.2% |
| Black | 635 | 20.3% |
| Asian | 42 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic | 1,811 | 58.0% |
| White | 629 | 20.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 899 | 28.8% |
| 10th Grade | 831 | 26.6% |
| 11th Grade | 686 | 22.0% |
| 12th Grade | 708 | 22.7% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
81.3%
District:
87.8%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
63.0%
District:
62.8%
Dropout Rate
School:
8.9%
District:
6.0%
Post Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent College Bound
School:
52.2%
District:
61.1%
State:
72.6%
Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University
School:
52.2%
District:
59.9%
State:
69.4%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4
4 out of 5 | 13 Reviews
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13 reviews for William Allen High School
- Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 25, 2011
- Rating:
(2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Because of changing circumstances, we have a child going to Allen. She is actually scared to go to school. She said all the kids do is fight, at school outside of school, on the tech buses. She also thinks the teachers don't care. As an adult it seems no one knows what they are doing. I had to correct my address 3 times now because they keep getting it wrong. I would like to give the school the benefit of doubt because I know not all kids are bad nor teachers. It's just so different from what we are used to.
- Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 16, 2011
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - my son has enrolled and took advantage of the law academy at allen high school effective his 9th grade year at allen, he has excelled well in allen due to his interest in law and being able to take advantage of these classes only offered at allen high school which sets allen high school aside from all the other school districts. currently he is a junior n high school at allen high school with only a few more classes to take that are offered at allen high school for the law academy and unfortunatly due to the budget cutting, someone decided his fate and is taking that away from him in his senior year in high school. where is the justice for the students that are taking advantage of all that allen high school has to offer and what makes a student proud to say they attend allen high school?????
- Reviewed by Student on September 03, 2010
- Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Its A Very Hard School To Go To. Because Everyone Around Is Goofing Off And having Babies! Barely Any Students Care Bout Doing Any Work. So I Kinda Found Myself not Caring either but it hurt me in the long run. Some Teachers Really Care About The Students, But Most either Dont have A Clue What There Doing.Not Saying any names. Or Dnt Give Two (...) About The kids That Go there And Are in it For The Paycheck.
- Reviewed by Former Student on August 04, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This School is so much better than the media portrays it to be. Is there drama here Yes theres drama everywhere, you can't get around that. The teachers are great, if the students apply themselves. Great extracurriculars to get involved with. It just needs more funding to compensate for the 3500 kids that go there
- Reviewed by Former Student on June 07, 2010
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - that school sucks it all about drama no real teaching was going on when i went there in 08 and teacher were justthere to make money they did no care about the kids
- Reviewed by Student on June 04, 2010
- Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This school is disgusting. I have one more year left, I CAN'T wait to leave. I'm not a nerd, I'm not popular; I'm one of those people who observes everybody else, and let me tell you.. many of the students are ignorant and corrupt. The teachers aren't so great either, to be completely honest. I hated my 3 years so far here and didn't get much of an education. It was a joke, everything seems so dumbed down compared to other schools. I'm only a half day student and go to LCTI as well, and I'm glad for that because a whole ay at Allen? No, thanks.
- Reviewed by Student on April 24, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- this school is not good i was skipping and my mom went to pick my up and they couldnt find me and they said ooh well find her on your own time !
bad school !!!!!
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 20, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- this school is the best. and to tht person tht didnt like it , it was cus u was a nerd
- Reviewed by Student on April 11, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- this school is the worse high school there is. i go to allen and i hate it. teachers dont care, a lot of students get hurt. its way to easy to skip all you have to do is pass the security a cigarette or food. people smoke weed in the halls.(...)in the bathrooms, the linden wing is an easy escape. ive been going to allen for 3 years now. im a sophomore. come on now ya try to make allen seem so good why dont you start telling these parents the truth! deruff is better!
- Reviewed by Former Student on April 14, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- After four years at Allen I had the time of my life. Teachers are great, good resources to work with, sports were great as well
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 19, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- a good school im student of it and im proud of it
- Reviewed by Student on September 30, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Amazing
- Reviewed by Former Student on September 23, 2008
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I got a great education here. I was better prepared than most of my college friends. There are challenges, but this is a good school.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that William Allen High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
ACT Exam Performance (2010)
English Average Score: 18.0
Math Average Score: 19.6
Science Average Score: 19.4
Reading Average Score: 18.7
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Corrective Action 2 (fourth year)
SAT Exam Performance (2010)
Verbal Average Score: 446.0
Math Average Score: 455.2
Writing Average Score: 431.6
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 34.6% | 34.4% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | 37.3% | 55.6% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | 38.4% | 55.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 51.5% | 48.5% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | 45.2% | 65.2% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | 42.7% | 64.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 13.5% | 13.0% | 39.8% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | 11.7% | 39.7% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | 12.3% | 35.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.7% | 74.6% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 71.1% | 75.6% | 85.8% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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