📍 790 N Plymouth Street, Allentown, Lehigh County, 18109
Ritter El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Allentown, Lehigh County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Allentown City SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ritter El Sch enrolls 409 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 270 | 66% |
| White | 55 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
409 of the school's 409 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 409 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.
Ritter El Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 16, state house district 132.
Ritter El Sch is one of 21 schools in Allentown City SD, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 16,769 students district-wide and employs 1,043 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Ritter El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 799 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize