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Elizabethtown Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 843 students in Elizabethtown Area 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 School in Elizabethtown Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
3,769 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
242 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Elizabethtown Area School District, which is ranked within the top 20% 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 93% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#120 out of 684 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
57%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.65
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
100 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
3%
4%
# Hispanic Students
273 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
17%
# Black Students
118 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
3,107 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
83%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
163 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
277
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
284
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
271
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
258
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
275
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
268
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
272
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
288
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
283
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
341
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
331
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
323
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
298
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,752 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 $18,679 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$71 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$70 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,752
$23,696
Spending / Student
$18,679
$23,119
Best Elizabethtown Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elizabethtown Area Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
600 E High St
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
(717) 361-7525
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
(717) 361-7525
Grades: 6-8
| 843 students
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