William Allen High School is one of two public high schools of the Allentown School District located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The school, which is located at 126 North 17th Street, serves students from the western and southern parts of the city. Allentown's other public high school, Dieruff High School, serves students from the city's eastern and northern parts. Until Dieruff's opening in 1959, William Allen High School was known as Allentown High School.
With 3,705 students in the 2006-2007 school year, William Allen High School is the largest high school in the city of Allentown, the largest high school in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, and the third largest high school in the state of Pennsylvania.
Read more about William Allen High School: History, Demographics, Academic Achievement, Past Academic Honors, Athletics, Notable Alumni, Alma Mater
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