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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the East Pennsboro Area SHS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
779
High
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PENNSBORO AREA SD·NCES 420858001707
East Pennsboro Area SHS
425 W Shady Ln, Enola, PA 17025 · (717) 732-0723 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
332 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 195 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 182 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 206 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 196 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%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
Feeds from
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
65.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 SHS
East Pennsboro Area SHS's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Pennsboro Area SHS this school | 779 | 42.6% | 61.1% |
| Upper Moreland High School Willow Grove | 1,077 | 42.8% | 57.3% |
| York Suburban SHS York | 859 | 43.9% | 74.3% |
| Boiling Springs High School Boiling Springs | 707 | 34.5% | 52.6% |
| Hatboro-Horsham SHS Horsham | 1,336 | 37.6% | 60.7% |
| Chartiers Valley High School Bridgeville | 1,029 | 36.0% | 49.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #155 of 576 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #125 of 626 ▲ 79 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #227 of 626 ▼ 90 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #238 of 713 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #336 of 601 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #114 of 604 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #432 of 619 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #307 of 373 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
779
+33 (+4%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 779 | 54.8 | 14.2:1 | 43% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 56 | 14.1:1 | 42% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 36% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 57 | 13.1:1 | 29% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 59.8 | 13.5:1 | 26% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 57 | 14.1:1 | 23% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 843 | 70 | 12.0:1 | 21% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 10% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 56 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Pennsboro Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (808 to 779); teachers down 8% (59.8 to 54.8).
About East Pennsboro Area SHS
East Pennsboro Area SHS sits in Enola, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a high school. Its enrollment is 779 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
The district, East Pennsboro Area SD, has 2,567 students enrolled across 4 schools.
Federal enrollment data show East Pennsboro Area SHS is 63% White. Next come 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Pennsboro Area SHS is 14.2:1, based on 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. East Pennsboro Area SHS counts 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 41% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
East Pennsboro Area SHS earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
East Pennsboro Area SHS's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.1% is 1.8 points above the 59.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Cumberland County, the median household earns about $87,494 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 57, with about 33,044 students.
East Pennsboro Area SHS is about 0.2 miles from East Pennsboro Area Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, East Pennsboro Area SHS is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 746 students in 2020-21 to 779 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.2:1.
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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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- West Creek Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- East Pennsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in Enola
- East Pennsboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Shaull Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- East Pennsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Nearby schools
- East Pennsboro Area Middle School0.2 mi · 618
- East Pennsboro Elementary School0.3 mi · 583
- West Creek Hills Elementary School1.9 mi · 587
- Camp Curtin Academy2.4 mi · 724
- Steele School2.5 mi · 362
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CS3.0 mi · 29,320
Frequently asked questions
About East Pennsboro Area SHSHow large is East Pennsboro Area SHS?
East Pennsboro Area SHS enrolls approximately 779 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does East Pennsboro Area SHS serve?
East Pennsboro Area SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at East Pennsboro Area SHS?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at East Pennsboro Area SHS.
How diverse is East Pennsboro Area SHS?
East Pennsboro Area SHS reports a student body of 63% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is East Pennsboro Area SHS in?
East Pennsboro Area SHS is part of East Pennsboro Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.