📍 1610 East Emmaus Avenue, Allentown, Lehigh County, 18103
Arts Academy CS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Allentown, Lehigh County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arts Academy CS school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 47% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Arts Academy CS enrolls 312 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 28% male and 72% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 | 45% |
| White | 92 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 312 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Arts Academy CS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 18, state house district 133.
Arts Academy CS is one of 1 schools in Arts Academy CS, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 296 students district-wide and employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Arts Academy CS is close to the district average of about 296 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large