Arts Academy CS

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Arts Academy CS in Allentown, Pennsylvania enrolled 296 students in 2024-25 with 25.5 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 53-57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

312 students in 2022-23, 276 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 25.5.

Students enrolled at Arts Academy CS by school year2022-23: 312, 2023-24: 276, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233122023-242762024-25296
Students enrolled at Arts Academy CS by school year2022-23: 312, 2023-24: 276, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233122023-242762024-25296
Students enrolled at Arts Academy CS by school year2022-23: 312, 2023-24: 276, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233122023-242762024-25296
Students enrolled at Arts Academy CS by school year2022-23: 312, 2023-24: 276, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-233122023-242762024-25296
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331229.010.8
2023-2427626.510.4
2024-2529625.511.6

11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools

Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Arts Academy CS 11.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherArts Academy CS 11.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Arts Academy CS 11.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherArts Academy CS 11.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Arts Academy CS 11.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherArts Academy CS 11.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Arts Academy CS 11.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherArts Academy CS 11.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 344 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Arts Academy CS enrolled 344 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 344 of the 344 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.7% of students were Hispanic, 21.3% Black, 17.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.7%
  2. Black21.3%
  3. White17.6%
  4. Two or more races6.8%
  5. American Indian1.0%
  6. Asian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Arts Academy CS scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2253‑57%53‑57%54%
Math, 2022-236%0‑6% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Allentown

7 public middle schools in Allentown report 2024-25 enrollment; Arts Academy CS is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Springhouse Middle School1,32914.929.1%
South Mountain Middle School97213.799.4%
Francis D Raub Middle School87614.8100.0%
Trexler Middle School77114.0100.0%
Harrison-Morton Middle School70413.594.7%
Salisbury Middle School44812.147.1%
Arts Academy CS29611.693.2%

All public schools in Allentown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Arts Academy CS

  1. South Mountain Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 972 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Harrison-Morton Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 704 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Arts Academy CS with South Mountain Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Arts Academy Charter Middle School spends per student$16,772 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,772
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaArts Academy CS is the number 427 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#427 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.11.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Arts Academy CS

  1. How many students attend Arts Academy CS?
    296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 312 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Allentown, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Arts Academy CS?
    11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Arts Academy CS a Title I school?
    Arts Academy CS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Arts Academy CS do on state tests?
    The students tested at Arts Academy CS scored proficient or above: 53-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Arts Academy CS in?
    Arts Academy Charter Middle School, NCES district ID 4200860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420086007470 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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