Washington Elementary School

Public elementary school, grades 1 to 5 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Washington Elementary School in Allentown, Pennsylvania enrolled 362 students in 2024-25 with 25.6 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 14-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

346 students in 2022-23, 360 students in 2023-24, 362 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 25.6.

Students enrolled at Washington Elementary School by school year2022-23: 346, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 36201002003004002022-233462023-243602024-25362
Students enrolled at Washington Elementary School by school year2022-23: 346, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 36201002003004002022-233462023-243602024-25362
Students enrolled at Washington Elementary School by school year2022-23: 346, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 36201002003004002022-233462023-243602024-25362
Students enrolled at Washington Elementary School by school year2022-23: 346, 2023-24: 360, 2024-25: 36201002003004002022-233462023-243602024-25362
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334624.514.1
2023-2436028.512.6
2024-2536225.614.1

14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 12.9U.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 333 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Washington Elementary School enrolled 333 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 333 of the 333 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent38.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.6% of students were Hispanic, 8.8% of two or more races, 8.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic79.6%
  2. Two or more races8.8%
  3. Black8.6%
  4. White3.0%

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 Washington Elementary School scored proficient or above: 14-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2214‑19%22%54%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%8% (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.

Elementary schools in Allentown

19 public elementary schools in Allentown report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School80716.299.9%
Luis A. Ramos Elementary School69516.3100.0%
Central Elementary School69413.9100.0%
Union Terrace Elementary School67416.2100.0%
Roosevelt Elementary School63115.698.4%
Hiram W Dodd Elementary School62715.8100.0%
Muhlenberg Elementary School60619.497.5%
Sheridan Elementary School59116.497.1%

All public schools in Allentown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Washington Elementary School

  1. Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 807 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Central Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 694 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Washington Elementary School with Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Allentown School District spends per student$17,939 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,939
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaWashington Elementary School is the number 1,007 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,007 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  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 Washington Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Washington Elementary School?
    362 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 346 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Allentown, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
    14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Washington Elementary School a Title I school?
    Washington Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Washington Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Washington Elementary School scored proficient or above: 14-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 Washington Elementary School in?
    Allentown School District, NCES district ID 4202280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420228002786 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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