Cedar Crest MS

Cedar Crest MS is an expansive middle-grades school in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, operated by Cornwall-Lebanon SD. The school enrolls 1,224 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 106% above the state mean of about 594.

Cornwall-Lebanon SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,881 students. Cedar Crest MS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cedar Crest MS reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Lebanon County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lebanon County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cedar Crest MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lebanon County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,425, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Lebanon County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,804 students), of which Cedar Crest MS is one.

Cedar Crest HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cedar Crest MS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cedar Crest MS has increased 8%, going from 1,133 students in 2018 to 1,224 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 80% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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