South Mountain MS

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Regular School · Allentown, PA

South Mountain MS is a regular school school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving grades 06–08 with 972 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

972

Teachers (FTE)

71.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	707	73%
Black or African American	124	13%
Two or more races	64	7%
White	58	6%
Asian	17	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	972	533M / 439F

English Language Learners: 158 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	3.0% -34pp	37.0%	505
Reading Proficiency	11-19%	54.6%	42
Science Proficiency	<50%	—	15

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.51 grade levels

Math

+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

16 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

313

32.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	972	100%

Contact & Location

709 W Emaus Ave

Allentown, PA 18103

Phone: (484)765-4301

District

Allentown City SD

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,563

District enrollment: 15,928

Other Schools in District

Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays El Sch Elementary
Central El Sch Elementary
Hiram W Dodd El Sch Elementary
Jackson Early Childhood Center Elementary
Jefferson El Sch Elementary
Lehigh Parkway El Sch Elementary
Luis A. Ramos El Sch Elementary
Mosser El Sch Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 18103) → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

420228002793

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD