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56-509: The school district includes two large urban public high schools, Allen High School and Dieruff High School , each based in Allentown, for ninth through 12th grades. As of the 2022-23 school year, 15,999 students attend its 22 schools, according to data released by the National Center for Education Statistics . The school district encompasses approximately 17 square miles (44 km). As of

112-509: A 15,000-capacity stadium in Allentown , which is the largest high school football stadium in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Most of its indoor athletics are played in the school's J. Milo Sewards Gymnasium. The school's primary athletic rivalry is with cross-town Dieruff High School . The William Allen Theater Department performs an annual fall drama and spring musical. The Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs ,

168-552: A custom integrated simple and front of house sound system with an independently dedicated SFX system and Yamaha Ls9 console with iPad for remote mixing. As one patron said, " Parkland may have a nice theater, but this is class." William Allen is one of 18 large high schools competing in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference , one of the nation's premier athletic divisions. The school plays its home football and some of its soccer games at J. Birney Crum Stadium ,

224-742: A former mayor of Philadelphia. In the 1970s, Hamilton Street was developed as the central shopping district in Allentown. In the late 20th century, however, the subsequent development of indoor shopping malls in Allentown suburbs, including Lehigh Valley Mall in Fullerton , South Mall in Salisbury Township , and Whitehall Mall in Whitehall Township , drew customers away from Hamilton Street's shopping district, and many of its largest stores, including Hess's , Leh's , and others, were either acquired or went out of business. In September 2014,

280-526: A full-time cyber school. The ASD Newcomer Academy, established in 2011, provides classes in Spanish for students from 8th-12th grade who are learning English as a second language. In fall 2015, Allentown School District opened Building 21. According to the district website, the school aims to help students develop real-world skills through various elective courses concentrated on different career paths such as medicine and media. The Allentown School District offers

336-561: A larger school was built on Turner Street, just to the west of Eighth Street. Until 1858, primary and secondary education was taught in the same school. That year, R. W. McAlpine took a group of 14 older students to the Garber-Horne Building, which had been the home of the North American Homeopathic School of Healing Arts at South Penn Street, near the present Allentown School District Administration Building. This

392-657: A major development project was completed on Hamilton Street, which included the construction and opening of PPL Center , an 8,500 indoor arena that serves as the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms , an American Hockey League team and the primary development hockey team for the Philadelphia Flyers . The arena also hosts major concerts, sports, and entertainment events throughout the year. The City of Allentown holds its annual "Classics & Cruisers" event on Hamilton Street, which features classic cars from

448-616: A massive fire and the oldest part of the building, built in 1893 as Allentown High School, was completely gutted. It was replaced with a new wing by 1969. In 1973, the William Allen High School physical education facility was opened on the site of the former Coffied football Field, replacing the Little Plaestra gym and swimming pool. In 1975, a library-science center was built on the site of the Little Palestra. Beginning in

504-716: A member of the now defunct United States Basketball League , played their home games in William Allen's gymnasium for the totality of the league's existence from 1999 to 2006. William Allen High School's alma mater was written by Dorothy Newhard Knoff in 1912, and was set to music composed by Dr. Warren F. Acker in 1900. All hail our Alma Mater dear, Our voice of praise and glory hear To whom all reverence we bear, Of you forgetful we'll be ne'er. We shall forever for you yearn And cherish all that we may learn Through future days of life, 'Mid joy and strife; True may we stand, both to you And Canary and Blue. Throughout

560-504: A new building built exclusively as a high school at the site of the "Old Central School" at Lumber and Turner streets, which became overcrowded with students. In 1913, five rooms of the Herbst School Building were used for the freshman class of 1918. In 1917, the current main building of the school at 17th and Turner Streets was completed, and Allentown High School was moved and consolidated into its current building. Until 1928,

616-556: A wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive athletic program at each high school and middle school. Both Allentown School District public high schools, William Allen High School and Louis E. Dieruff High School , compete athletically in the East Penn Conference . Both of Allentown's public high schools, William Allen High School and Louis E. Dieruff High School , compete in the East Penn Conference in District XI of

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672-563: Is one of two large, urban public high schools of the Allentown School District in Allentown, Pennsylvania . The school provides public education for grades 9 through 12. William Allen High School is located at 106 N. 17th Street in Allentown. It serves students from center city and the city's westside. The city's other public high school, Dieruff High School , serves students from Allentown's eastern and southern sections. Until Dieruff's opening in 1959, William Allen High School

728-691: The 2020 census , the Allentown School District serves a resident population of 125,845. In 2009, the per capita income was $ 16,282 and median family income was $ 37,356 compared to a Pennsylvania median family income of $ 49,501 and overall U.S. median family income of $ 49,445 as of the 2010 census. The school district's demographics, as of 2016-17, are 9.9% White, 14.5% Black, 70.9% Hispanic, 1.3% Asian, and 0.2% Native American High school students in Allentown School District may choose to attend Lehigh Career and Technical Institute for vocational training. The Allentown Public School District (ASD)

784-889: The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. When athletic competition exceeds the regular season, additional compensation is paid. Varsity athletic sports in the district include: The ASD Middle Schools offer the following team sports: Fall sports: Winter sports: Spring sports: According to PIAA directory, July 2013 Download coordinates as: Allentown School Board must approve and supervise local public charter schools which operate within its attendance area. The board has approved several charter schools including: Roberto Clemente Charter School and Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School . In fall 2013, several entities applied to

840-528: The colonial era , and founder of Allentown in 1762. In 1972, the Mack and Farr buildings were closed and torn down the next year. Also that year, the Coffield athletic field was redeveloped, and the new William Allen High School gymnasium/natatorium was erected on the site. In 1975, a Library-Science Center was built on the Little Palestra site, which was torn down in 1973. The Coffield Stadium seats that were moved to

896-404: The 1929-1930 school year, the junior high schools began teaching 7th though 9th grades with the adoption of the 6-3-3 plan, and Allentown High School taught 10th though 12th grades. 1n 1929, Jack Coffield Stadium for interscholastic football was opened directly behind the main building of Allentown High School. Interscholastic football had begun in 1896 with the team playing on any open field that

952-422: The 1981-1982 school year, the middle school concept was adopted by Allentown School District. Central was realigned to become a kindergarten through fifth grade elementary school. Harrison-Morton, Raub, South Mountain and Trexler were renamed middle schools for grades six through eight. William Allen and Dieruff High Schools, in turn, reintroduced the freshmen (9th grade) class and became four-year high schools. In

1008-497: The ASD Stadium in 1955 were torn down in 2002 as part of the renovation of J. Birney Crum Stadium , which is now the largest high school football stadium in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. In 2010, a new 9th-grade center was built on the former St. Cloud Building site at the corner of Linden and St. Cloud streets. It was then dedicated as the "Clifford S. Bartholomew Building." In 2010 and 2011, the largest and most expensive renovation in

1064-621: The Annex Building 2 with proper floors and mats. Art rooms, chorus, and band facilities were constructed in the Linden Buildings 6 and 7. Art Labs were equipped with proper tables, lighting, and technologies. In the other buildings, renovations include upgraded science lab equipment, new tables in the cafeterias, a multimedia center, upgrades in the black box theater, hundreds of new and refurbished classroom spaces, and elevators were installed in buildings that to provide accessible facilities for

1120-649: The Leh's store building on Hamilton Street , and the girls' classes were held in the Sunday School rooms of the First Presbyterian Church on North Fifth Street. Classes were transferred to the Fourth Ward Wolf Building from 1880 to 1894. Classes were moved in 1895 to a new building built exclusively as a high school erected at the site of the "Old Central School", at Lumber and Turner streets. By 1913,

1176-512: The Lehigh River, and proceeds through Center City Allentown , where it becomes PA Route 222 past 13th Street in Allentown's west-side. Hamilton Street was one of the first streets developed in the 18th century by William Allen , a shipping merchant and former mayor of Philadelphia . On September 10, 1735, Allen acquired 5,000-acre (20 km ) that includes present-day Center City Allentown , from Joseph Turner , an iron manufacturer and also

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1232-613: The Midway Manor 1947. In 1907, the 12th Ward was established on land south of the Little Lehigh Creek. Jefferson Elementary began as a one-room brick schoolhouse built by the Salisbury Township School District in 1858 on the north side of Auburn Street. In 1910 it was replaced by a two-story ten-room brick building and adjacent playground at the intersection of South 8th Street and St. John Street to accommodate

1288-657: The Nineteenth Street machine-welding shop was leased by the ASD for Industrial Arts training. In 1948, Coffield Stadium was replaced by the larger Allentown School District Stadium . The Coffield facility became an athletic field for the high school until 1971. In 1949, the Vocational Annex, called the St. Cloud Street building, was opened, which provided room for masonry and auto body repair training. Those classes were moved in 1957 to

1344-571: The Presbyterian Church on N. 5th Street and included three students. From 1859 to 1894, secondary school classes were held separately for boys and girls. The classes for boys were held in the Leh's store building on Hamilton Street , and the girl's classes were held in the Sunday School rooms of the First Presbyterian Church on N. 5th Street. Classes were transferred to the Fourth Ward Wolf Building from 1880 to 1894. In 1895, they were moved again to

1400-854: The board for approval to operate charter schools in the Allentown School District, including: Executive Education Academy Charter School, Arts Academy Elementary Charter School, Computer Aid Inc. Learning Academy Charter School and LVenture Charter School. In Pennsylvania, students may also choose to attend a public cyber charter school, which are supervised by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and open to all students in Pennsylvania. 40°36′11″N 75°27′57″W  /  40.60315°N 75.46597°W  / 40.60315; -75.46597  ( ASD Administration offices ) William Allen High School William Allen High School , often referred to as Allen High School or simply Allen ,

1456-586: The city expanded east and west of the Lehigh River , and south into Salisbury Township south of the Little Lehigh Creek . The annexation of Bridgetown in 1911 (now the 14th Ward), and Rittersville in 1920 (now the 15th Ward) expanded the city east to its current boundary with Bethlehem along Club Avenue. In East Allentown, the Moser Elementary School opened in 1917, Ritter Elementary in 1925 and

1512-451: The disabled. As part of the major renovation, $ 1 million was spent on the auditorium's upgrading, which includes new curtains, seating, an imported stretched oil on canvas portrait above the stage, restoration of historic plasterwork that adorns the walls and ceilings, and a 15 ft stage extension. Lighting and sound upgrades include an ETC lighting console with two dimming cabinets and 20 led color changing border light alternatives, and

1568-572: The early 2000s, Allentown School District built three new facilities: the Luis A. Ramos Elementary School, the first new elementary school in the ASD in over 50 years, the Clifford S. Bartholomew Building at William Allen High School , and the Michael P. Mellinger Wing at Louis E. Dieruff High School . The Allentown School District Virtual Academy was established in 2014, providing virtual online classes, along with

1624-411: The first of several streets to be constructed in the city. The street is named for James Hamilton , who served as the mayor of Philadelphia from 1745 to 1746 and two terms as deputy governor of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania from 1759 to 1763 and 1748 to 1754. Hamilton Street begins at the end of Hanover Avenue just east of the Lehigh River in Allentown 's east-side, then crosses

1680-603: The land of you we'll sing, Loud will our praises ever ring, Of days that have passed by, Fond memories of dear old high. Oh Alma Mater, hear our praise; To you all honor we do raise; Through future days of life, 'mid joy and strife; True may we stand, both to you And Canary and Blue. Hamilton Street Hamilton Street is a major thoroughfare and historic street in the Center City section of Allentown, Pennsylvania . The street dates back to 1762, when Allentown's founder, William Allen , included it as one of

1736-532: The land southwest of Lehigh Street in 1949, including Mountainville, leading to the construction of a fourth junior high school, South Mountain, in 1951, and the Hiram Dodd Elementary School in 1956. As Allentown grew, a second high school was needed. In May 1929, the Allentown School District paid $ 51,000 for a large tract of land at Irving and East Washington Streets in East Allentown. The land

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1792-485: The lower income brackets were permitted to attend any one of the approved private schools in the borough. In 1834, the Model Public School Act was passed permitting voters to authorize formal public education for all boys and girls regardless of race or creed with voter approval. At a meeting of the citizens of Northampton on September 12, 1834, a referendum for the establishment of formalized public education in

1848-410: The main campus. In 1940, half-day Kindergarten classes were added to the primary schools. In 1970, these were expanded to full-day classes. After World War II , the expansion of the 12th Ward to include the wartime Convair Field and the wartime housing built for its workers led to the construction of Lehigh Parkway school in 1949. Students had previously attended school in homes. The 19th Ward acquired

1904-441: The name of the community from Northampton Towne to Allentown . The first public school building began with the purchase of a tract of land for $ 50 at Walnut and Union Streets, along Front Street on August 30, 1837, was referred to as "Mingo School", and was designed to serve students from Allentown's east-side. The first teacher was hired in 1838. By 1841, three of the six teachers in the Allentown School District were women. In 1858,

1960-598: The new Brick and Auto Body building, which was opened at the unused Coffield site, and the seats were removed in 1955 to be the visitor's stand on the south side of the ASD stadium along Linden Street. The St. Cloud building was then used for several chemistry labs. Also in 1957, the Linden Street Wing was opened on part of the old Coffield site, with the Hunsicker and the 19th street machine-welding shop classes being moved into it, along with additional classroom space. With

2016-517: The opening of Louis E. Dieruff High School in East Allentown in 1959, students living east of Seventh Street were assigned to the new high school. The students living west of Seventh Street remained assigned to Allentown High School. It was renamed William Allen High School on June 1, 1960, to honor William Allen , the Chief Justice of the Province of Pennsylvania , former mayor of Philadelphia during

2072-400: The school became overcrowded, and five rooms of the Herbst School Building were used for the freshman class of 1918. In 1917, the current main building at 17th and Turner streets was completed, and Allentown High School, now known as William Allen High School , was moved and consolidated into its current building. The school served ninth through 12th grades 9-12 1928. In the 20th century,

2128-399: The school district opened Building 21 Allentown as an experimental high school which focuses on building passion among students through career exploration. William Allen High School is named in honor of William Allen , who founded Allentown in 1762, and also served as a mayor of Philadelphia and chief justice during the colonial -era Province of Pennsylvania . William Allen High School

2184-551: The school district was passed by the voters, 137 to 1. During the initial period following passage of the referendum, all boys and girls of the borough attended the privately run schools in Northampton Towne. Tuition there was $ 10 to $ 20 per term per student, depending on the number of subjects taken and was paid for by the school district. On April 16, 1836, an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly changed

2240-464: The school provided education for students in grades 9 through 12. Allentown High School began its football program in 1896. But the team did not have a designated practice field and used any available open field instead. On September 26, 1928, A. Jack Coffield, an Allentown High School football player, died during a football practice. The following year, in September 1929, the A. Jack Coffield Stadium

2296-407: The school's history was undertaken, including seven other campus buildings. These renovations were made while maintaining the architectural features in the older structures. All the remaining buildings were gutted, and each received new walls, ceilings, floors, windows, paint, doors, stairwells, and air conditioning throughout all seven buildings. New dance studios were constructed on the first floor of

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2352-519: The school. The first class was fourteen pupils, equally divided by boys and girls. In 1859, a separate high school was established by a vote of 6 to 2, one for boys and one for girls. The second school was located at the Presbyterian Sunday School. Augustus Armagnac was named teacher for the male students, and Hannah L. Romig for the female students. The first commencement was held in May 1869 in

2408-588: The students in South Allentown. The establishment of the 16th Ward along Susquehanna Street in what was called Aineyville in 1920 led to the district taking over Roosevelt Elementary which was built in 1910 by Salisbury. In 1922, the 17th Ward was created and the western boundary of the city was expanded to what is now Cedar Crest Boulevard from 17th Street. At the time there were no houses west of 22d Street and all students went to Jackson Elementary at 15th and Liberty Street, built in 1911. A new school, Muhlenberg,

2464-533: The various schools into one school district as a central authority, this led to the formation of the unified Allentown School District. This unification also led eventually to a unified city government, and within a year, legislation was proposed in Harrisburg by Lehigh County State Senator George P. Shall to incorporate Allentown as a city. During the period 1859 to 1894 secondary school classes were held separately for boys and girls. The classes for boys were held in

2520-553: Was available. In 1930. the Annex, the Little Palestra for the basketball team, and the famous tunnel were added to Allentown High School, which provided an indoor connection with the main building. Coffield Stadium was replaced by the larger Allentown School District Stadium in 1948. In 1958, the Linden Street Annex was constructed and the vocational students from the Nineteenth Street and Hunsicker Buildings were again brought back to

2576-427: Was built on 21st Street in 1928 to accommodate this western growth. Muhlenberg was supposed to be a junior high school, but the population increased too quickly and it was designated an elementary school. A third level of schools, junior high schools, which were later designated as the present-day middle schools in the district, were established in 1925 for grades six, seven, and eight. The Central School building, which

2632-535: Was changed to William Allen High School the following year, in 1960. A major realignment of the junior high school boundaries occurred for the 1967-1968 school year with the closure of Central and the opening of the new Trexler Junior High School. At the same time, Central became a citywide sixth grade center with the primary grammar schools being realigned for kindergarten through 5th grade. All sixth grade students in ASD were sent to Central. In December 1967, Central suffered

2688-442: Was established in 1858 by R. W. McAlpine, who took a group of 14 older students to the Garber-Horne Building, formerly the home of the North American Homeopathic School of Healing Arts at South Penn Street, near the present Allentown School District administration building. This was the beginning of what was then called Allentown High School, a name it retained until 1858. Primary and secondary education originally were both taught in

2744-489: Was founded in 1828. The Commonwealth Education Act of 1824, a Pennsylvania statute, provided that children of those families unable to pay for private instruction were to be provided education at the expense of the county. Records of the borough of Northampton Towne (present day Allentown) and the townships of Salisbury reflect that $ 421.71 was paid for the education of children in the district in 1828. In 1833, Northampton Borough paid $ 434.77. Both boys and girls from families in

2800-399: Was held in May 1869 in the Presbyterian Church on North 5th Street. The first graduating class was three students. With the division between primary and secondary schools, as the city grew, a primary grammar school was erected in each ward of the borough. Each of the schools was under the supervision of the ward. In January 1866, the various ward district leaders called for a consolidation of

2856-582: Was known as Allentown High School . As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,852 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. High school students may choose to attend Lehigh Career and Technical Institute for vocational training in the trades. The Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit , IU21, provides the Allentown School District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. In 2015,

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2912-515: Was made with the acquisition of the Mack and Farr buildings, which were located across Seventeenth Street on the South Side of Linden. These were two late Nineteenth Century Victorian homes. The Mack building was used for Business Education classes, while the Farr building taught various home economics classes. The Hunsicker Building, located in the 300 Block of North Sixth Street, was used for Honors classes;

2968-622: Was opened west of the main building in Coffield's honor. The 15,000-seat capacity Coffield Stadium was the first permanent home for the Allentown High School football team. Over six years, from 1941 to 1946, the Allentown High School team went 60-3-3, outscoring the opposition 1,801 points to 239. Forty of Allentown High School's sixty wins were by shutouts. The next year, in 1930, the Annex and Little Palestra were built to provide additional classroom space, an indoor gymnasium and swimming instruction. After World War II , additional expansion

3024-482: Was purchased for a new junior high school to accommodate students east of the Lehigh River. In 1951, the Chew Street wing of Central was torn down and replaced by a playground. On May 21, 1956, ground was broken for the new Louis E. Dieruff High School named in honor of the educator and administrator who had given 44 years of service to the district. The school opened in September 1959, and Allentown High School's name

3080-400: Was the beginning of Allentown High School. The first class was fourteen pupils, equally divided by boys and girls. In 1859, by a vote of 6 to 2, a separate high school was established, one for boys and one for girls. It was located at the Presbyterian Sunday School. Augustus Armagnac was named teacher for the male students, and Hannah L. Romig for the female students. The first commencement

3136-543: Was used as Allentown High School from 1893 to 1916 was renovated and expanded with two additional buildings and was converted to a junior high school. Francis D. Raub Elementary School opened in 1923 in the west end of the city. In 1925, it was also converted. In the 1st Ward, the Harrison grammar school for boys and the Morton grammar school for girls was consolidated, establishing Harrison-Morton Junior High School in 1927. Beginning in

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