William Allen High School

William Allen High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
106 N 17th St,  Allentown, PA
Allentown City School District
3.2
2.2
2,605 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1080
Average ACT Score
26
Math Proficiency
27%
Reading Proficiency
36%
Average GPA
3.22
Graduation Rate
66%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
C+
Teachers
C
College Prep
C-
Administration
D+
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.22
Reading Proficiency
36%
Math Proficiency
27%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
142
Full Time Teachers
142
Teachers in First or Second Year
13.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1080
Math
530
Verbal
550
Average ACT
26
Math
25
English
27
Reading
27
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
30
AP Pass Rate
30.8%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
249:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.7%
Female
47.3%
Hispanic
73.8%
Black
13%
White
6.6%
Two or more races
5.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Temple University 178 Students
Lehigh Carbon Community College 172 Students
Penn State 149 Students
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 149 Students
Drexel University 96 Students
Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg 89 Students
Northampton Community College 86 Students
Moravian University 81 Students
University of Pittsburgh 77 Students
Lehigh University 76 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 93 Students
Nursing 71 Students
Psychology 68 Students
Biology 60 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 48 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 44 Students
Computer Science 34 Students
Accounting 24 Students
Marketing 20 Students
Small Business Management 20 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.2 206 Reviews
2.0 Senior
1/25/2023
Personally, I like how many teachers treated me and the students. What I don't like is how the students treat you and how immature they are. Very few students follow the uniform policy and that should change. I would prefer to either enforce the uniform policy or eliminate it completely and just use a dress code. Classes are okay but I think there should be more variety and more options for students to choose from.
3.0 Senior
11/20/2022
William Allen is a very diverse school. There's room for every type of person, you can choose to be anyone you want and you will still fit in.
4.0 Alum
7/22/2022
The school should put more funding and advertise SAT prep classes. Some teachers do not fulfill their roles to the fullest.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.2 6 Reviews
1.0 student
2/16/2018
Allen High School is probably the worst school in Pennsylvania. It is extremely dirty, white powder covers every inch of it. The teachers are terrible, either very incompetent or completely unreasonable. The school itself is just a maze of buildings built ontop of each other after a century and a ha...
5.0 student
6/5/2017
William Allen High, a big school with tons of opportunities. From over 100 clubs to over 30 AP (advanced placement) and DE (Dual Enrollment) classes. Allen has an a amazing staff that cares not only about your work ethic but the wellness of your being. Allen is what I am today which I am proud to sa...
2.0 student
2/13/2014
this schools need more attention then others think. I'm a senior there and i play sports, sing and i volunteer when i can. as a school in general its not a school at all no bonding is done there many "GROUPS" who just stay together and that's it. for sports i would say we are ok but from others scho...
1.0 other
12/11/2012
Allen is the WORST HIGH SCHOOL IN ALLENTOWN PA!!!!!!! I HATED ALLEN!!!!!!!!!!! All I liked was my half of Freshmen September - January; and my Sophomore years. I went their because of my friends. Who likes Allen anyways? 95% of the people there act like they're too cool, 9)% of them were too immatur...

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