For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 1,562 students in Eastern Lebanon County School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary Schools in Eastern Lebanon County School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 42% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
2,145 Schools
# Students
2,314 Students
1,108,977 Students
# Teachers
175 Teachers
82,943 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Eastern Lebanon County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#494 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.61
# American Indian Students
2 Students
2,278 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
21 Students
51,838 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
216 Students
173,776 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
16%
# Black Students
48 Students
169,696 Students
% Black Students
2%
15%
# White Students
1,979 Students
645,871 Students
% White Students
86%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
965 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
48 Students
63,991 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
7,744
# Students in K Grade:
151
110,287
# Students in 1st Grade:
164
120,767
# Students in 2nd Grade:
169
126,133
# Students in 3rd Grade:
162
120,907
# Students in 4th Grade:
164
125,574
# Students in 5th Grade:
194
126,000
# Students in 6th Grade:
168
126,698
# Students in 7th Grade:
198
94,854
# Students in 8th Grade:
192
93,972
# Students in 9th Grade:
219
16,255
# Students in 10th Grade:
180
14,467
# Students in 11th Grade:
190
12,872
# Students in 12th Grade:
163
12,447
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,384 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,391 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,384
$23,696
Spending / Student
$21,391
$23,119
Best Eastern Lebanon County School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elco Intermd School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
100 Evergreen Drive
Myerstown, PA 17067
(717) 866-4521
Myerstown, PA 17067
(717) 866-4521
Grades: 3-5
| 520 students
Rank: #22.
Eastern Lebanon Co Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
60 Evergreen Dr
Myerstown, PA 17067
(717) 866-6591
Myerstown, PA 17067
(717) 866-6591
Grades: 6-8
| 558 students
Rank: n/an/a
243 North Sheridan Road
Richland, PA 17087
(717) 589-2575
Richland, PA 17087
(717) 589-2575
Grades: K-2
| 270 students
Rank: n/an/a
558 W Main Ave
Myerstown, PA 17067
(717) 866-2624
Myerstown, PA 17067
(717) 866-2624
Grades: K-2
| 214 students
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