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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 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,906 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 and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
10 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
7,907 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
587 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
East Penn School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 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
0.52
0.65
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
352 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
5%
4%
# Hispanic Students
1,457 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
17%
# Black Students
407 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
5%
20%
# White Students
5,256 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
67%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
424 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
495
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
507
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
516
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
561
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
555
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
548
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
642
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
606
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
658
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
712
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
684
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
701
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
722
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,686 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 $17,629 is less than the state median of $23,119. 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
$19,686
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,629
$23,119
Best East Penn School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Eyer Middle 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
| 830 students
Rank: #22.
Lower Macungie Middle 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
| 1,076 students
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