The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has officially notified the Allentown City School District that at least one or more of its schools has been identified as a low-achieving school enabling students residing within the boundaries of these schools the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend a participating public or non-public school. 

The following is the school(s) within the district designated as low achieving:

• Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School

• Central Elementary School

• Francis D. Raub Middle School

• Harrison-Morton Middle School

• Hiram W Dodd Elementary School

• Jefferson Elementary School

• Louis E. Dieruff High School

• Luis A. Ramos Elementary School

• Mosser Elementary School

• Roosevelt Elementary School

• Sheridan Elementary School

• South Mountain Middle School

• Trexler Middle School

• Union Terrace Elementary School

• Washington Elementary School

• William Allen High School

Students who reside in an attendance zone of a school that was previously on the list of low performing schools but is not on the list above may apply to a Scholarship Organization to continue receiving a scholarship. The district does not have to take any action concerning these students. The following schools fall into this category:

• Building 21 High School 

• Ritter Elementary School

Pennsylvania Department of Education Overview of the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program

• Directions to Apply for Opportunity Scholarship: www.newpa.com/ostc.

NOTE: Scholarships are awarded by an approved opportunity scholarship organization and not by the Allentown School District.

Page updated: March 2023