Allentown High School

27 High Street, Allentown NJ, 8501 | Upper Freehold Regional School District | 609-259-7292
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1245
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 60% 16% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Allentown
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
61%Allentown
52%New Jersey

Allentown High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Upper Freehold Regional School District" in Allentown, NJ. There are a total of 1,245 students and 93 teachers at Allentown High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Allentown High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 60.0%, which is 16% higher than the New Jersey average.

Allentown High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1245
Teachers93
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment238
Taking some courses211
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses181
Passing no courses26

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Allentown High School, there are a total of 238 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 211 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School53%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All67%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School67%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Allentown High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 84.0% 87.0% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 7.3% 5.4% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 3.9% 3.8% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1% 3.3% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 0.5% 1.5% 3.1%

Allentown demographics profile

StatisticAllentownNew JerseyNational
Population1,7408,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,9191,21591
Median age41.239.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)61%56%55%
Speak English95%69%79%
Speak Spanish1%16%13%

Education level achieved in Allentown

IndexAllentownNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade91.4%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school90.8%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college67.8%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree54.0%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors43.5%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters18.2%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.9%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.8%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Allentown High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.