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Enrollment
618
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PENNSBORO AREA SD·NCES 420858005220
East Pennsboro Area Middle School
529 Panther Parkway, Enola, PA 17025 · (717) 732-0771 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
309 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 220 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 31% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
East Pennsboro Area Middle School→East Pennsboro Area SHS
Based on grade levels within East Pennsboro Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 27.7% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 East Pennsboro Area Middle School
East Pennsboro Area Middle School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Pennsboro Area Middle School this school | 618 | 50.0% | 43.2% |
| Indian Crest Middle School Souderton | 607 | 42.8% | 46.0% |
| North Hills Elementary School York | 675 | 49.2% | 47.1% |
| Klinger Middle School Southampton | 599 | 46.9% | 51.0% |
| Wilson Middle School Carlisle | 604 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| Upper Moreland Middle School Hatboro | 830 | 43.9% | 54.2% |
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 East Pennsboro Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #312 of 479 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #333 of 513 ▲ 31 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #219 of 513 ▲ 61 | #9 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #224 of 522 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #270 of 486 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #86 of 486 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #256 of 510 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #42 of 332 | #3 of 7 |
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
618
+55 (+10%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 618 | 46.8 | 13.2:1 | 50% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 46.7 | 12.3:1 | 54% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 47.6 | 11.8:1 | 50% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 49 | 11.5:1 | 36% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 52.8 | 15.2:1 | 36% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 29% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 874 | 63 | 13.9:1 | 24% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 865 | 53 | 16.3:1 | 17% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 38 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Pennsboro Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (801 to 618); teachers down 11% (52.8 to 46.8).
About East Pennsboro Area Middle School
This page covers East Pennsboro Area Middle School, a mid-sized middle school in Enola, Pennsylvania. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 618 students.
East Pennsboro Area SD operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,567 students.
The student body at East Pennsboro Area Middle School is 60% White. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 8% Asian. Cumberland County's residents are about 82% White, 22 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at East Pennsboro Area Middle School are from different groups.
The school's 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. It is about the same as the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. At East Pennsboro Area Middle School, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Cumberland County report 41%.
East Pennsboro Area Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
In Pennsylvania, East Pennsboro Area Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.2% actual against a predicted 56.2%.
In the surrounding county, Cumberland County, the median household earns about $87,494 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Cumberland County has 57 public schools with about 33,044 students, including East Pennsboro Area Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, East Pennsboro Area SHS is about 0.2 miles from East Pennsboro Area Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, East Pennsboro Area Middle School is ahead of the 43.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 563 students in 2020-21 to 618 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.5:1 to 13.2:1.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Pennsboro Area SD
- East Pennsboro Area SHSHigh · 779 students
- West Creek Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- East Pennsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in Enola
- East Pennsboro Area SHSHigh · 779 students
- Shaull Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- East Pennsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Nearby schools
- East Pennsboro Area SHS0.2 mi · 779
- East Pennsboro Elementary School0.2 mi · 583
- West Creek Hills Elementary School2.1 mi · 587
- Camp Curtin Academy2.4 mi · 724
- Steele School2.6 mi · 362
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CS3.1 mi · 29,320
Frequently asked questions
About East Pennsboro Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Pennsboro Area Middle School?
East Pennsboro Area Middle School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does East Pennsboro Area Middle School serve?
East Pennsboro Area Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does East Pennsboro Area Middle School have?
East Pennsboro Area Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Pennsboro Area Middle School?
At East Pennsboro Area Middle School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees East Pennsboro Area Middle School?
East Pennsboro Area Middle School is overseen by East Pennsboro Area SD in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.