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Hiram W Dodd Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 636. The school is part of the Allentown City School District, which is ranked 544 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hiram W Dodd Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 31.5% in Math, 52.1% in Science, and 30.4% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 40.4%, 65.8%, and 53%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, and a high percentage of Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students.
The nearby schools within the Allentown City School District, such as Central Elementary, Union Terrace Elementary, and Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. In contrast, Lehigh Parkway Elementary, which is also part of the Allentown City School District, outperforms Hiram W Dodd Elementary and the other nearby schools in the district, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Math, Science, and ELA.
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