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Ritter El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

790 N Plymouth Street, Allentown, PA 18109 · (484) 765-5661 · Part of Allentown City School District

Allentown’s School Grade D better than 12% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
463
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Ritter El Sch

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Allentown kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Allentown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Ritter El SchYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 37.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

790 N Plymouth Street, Allentown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten74
Grade 1116
Grade 271
Grade 377
Grade 465
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
427’20
419’21
409’22
426’23
463’24

Up 8.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%White 12%Black 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ritter El Sch from Allentown families.

Other schools in Allentown City School District

The district →
Central El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Allentown
D
694 students14:1
Union Terrace El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Allentown
C+
674 students16:1
Roosevelt El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Allentown
D
631 students16:1
Muhlenberg El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Allentown
C
606 students19:1
Mosser El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Allentown
D
551 students14:1
Jackson Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Allentown
212 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Allentown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.