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East Penn School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,890 students in East Penn School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in East Penn School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
10 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
7,957 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
558 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
East Penn School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#140 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
57%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.64
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
353 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
4%
4%
# Hispanic Students
1,309 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
16%
# Black Students
400 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
5%
21%
# White Students
5,449 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
69%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
11 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
430 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
481
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
498
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
539
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
537
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
548
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
618
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
582
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
652
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
656
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
688
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
729
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
678
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
751
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,562 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,518 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$156 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$139 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,562
$23,649
Spending / Student
$17,518
$23,073
Best East Penn School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Eyer Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
5616 Buckeye Rd
Macungie, PA 18062
(610) 965-1600
Macungie, PA 18062
(610) 965-1600
Grades: 6-8
| 847 students
Rank: #22.
Lower Macungie Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
6299 Lower Macungie Road
Macungie, PA 18062
(610) 395-8593
Macungie, PA 18062
(610) 395-8593
Grades: 6-8
| 1,043 students
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