Top Rankings
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
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#140 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)46%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
57%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
4%
% Hispanic
18%
17%
% Black
5%
20%
% White
67%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
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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