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What's one thing Donald H Eichhorn MS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISBURG AREA SD·NCES 421359004665
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School
2057 Washington Ave, Lewisburg, PA 17837 · (570) 523-3220 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
118 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 142 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School→Lewisburg High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lewisburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.7% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 59.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Donald H Eichhorn Middle School
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald H Eichhorn Middle School this school | 438 | 26.9% | 70.4% |
| Pennridge Central Middle School Perkasie | 456 | 25.7% | 54.5% |
| Perkiomen Valley MS-West Zieglerville | 509 | 28.5% | 58.0% |
| Haine Middle School Cranberry Twp | 522 | 24.7% | 66.5% |
| Pennridge North Middle School Perkasie | 510 | 28.2% | 59.8% |
| Cecil Intrmd School Mc Donald | 412 | 29.4% | 66.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Donald H Eichhorn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #38 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #43 of 513 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #27 of 513 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #345 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #238 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #248 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #431 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #207 of 332 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
438
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 438 | 34.2 | 12.8:1 | 27% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 32.4 | 13.2:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 33.2 | 12.4:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 29% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 30.6 | 15.6:1 | 24% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 21% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 16% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 37 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donald H Eichhorn Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (478 to 438); teachers up 11% (30.6 to 34.2).
About Donald H Eichhorn Middle School
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School sits in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 438 students. By comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 594 students on average.
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School is among 4 schools run by Lewisburg Area SD, which serves 1,809 students.
More than half of the students at Donald H Eichhorn Middle School are White (77%). The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. In Union County overall, about 89% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Donald H Eichhorn Middle School scores 39%.
For every teacher at Donald H Eichhorn Middle School, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. There are 118 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 27% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Union County report 63%.
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Donald H Eichhorn Middle School, the prediction is 66.1% and the result is 70.4%.
The county, Union County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $76,404 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Donald H Eichhorn Middle School, Union County has 10 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Donald H Eichhorn Middle School from the closest public school, Linntown Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. On average proficiency, Donald H Eichhorn Middle School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Donald H Eichhorn Middle School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 438, starting from 428.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,456
Census ACS
Median income
$76,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,811 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewisburg Area SD
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 551 students
- Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Linntown Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in Lewisburg
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 551 students
- Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Linntown Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Linntown Elementary School0.2 mi · 270
- Lewisburg High School1.9 mi · 551
- Kelly Elementary School2.3 mi · 550
- Milton High School5.0 mi · 608
- Milton Area Middle School5.0 mi · 445
- James F Baugher Elementary School5.6 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Donald H Eichhorn Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Donald H Eichhorn Middle School?
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Donald H Eichhorn Middle School serve?
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Donald H Eichhorn Middle School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Donald H Eichhorn Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Donald H Eichhorn Middle School?
Student demographics at Donald H Eichhorn Middle School are roughly 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Donald H Eichhorn Middle School public or private?
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lewisburg Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.