Allentown School District

Allentown scores 28.8 of 100 on the NookLocal Academic Index, #110 of 112 districts serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Berks, Lancaster, and the Lehigh Valley. Components (official 2025 PDE data): PSSA proficiency 16% (state ~45%), Keystone proficiency 19%, graduation rate 74.6% (state 89.1%). The index measures outcomes, not school effectiveness in isolation.

The district levies 22.6432 mills (2025-26) on Lehigh County's assessment base, an effective school tax of about 1.06% of market value at the current Common Level Ratio. With county and typical municipal millage, the total runs about 1.46%, roughly $6,568 per year on a $450,000 purchase. Exact bills vary by municipality (1.46%–1.46% across 1) and by the home's actual assessment.

NookLocal-covered towns served by Allentown: Allentown, Allentown City. The taxing municipalities are Allentown City. A specific home's district is shown on every NookLocal listing.

Academically: Allentown 28.8 vs. Bethlehem Area 45.4 on the Academic Index. On taxes: 1.46% vs. 1.51% of home value per year, about $6,568 vs. $6,791 on a $450,000 purchase. Full comparison on the school district value matrix.

60.9% of Allentown students are regularly present (enrolled and attending at least 90% of school days) versus 79.6% statewide (Future Ready PA Index, 2024-25).

21.7% of students receive special-education services (Pennsylvania average 20.3%), with about 317 students per school counselor and 981 per school psychologist. The Family & student support section above has the full breakdown.

Rather than a single safety score, NookLocal shows official district figures. Regular attendance is 60.9% (state 79.6%). For 2021-22, the federal Civil Rights Data Collection reports about 57.8 out-of-school suspensions and 19.8 law-enforcement referrals per 1,000 students. These figures describe the district, not individual schools, and reported bullying is widely undercounted. See the Family & student support section.