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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PENN SD·NCES 420855002809

Emmaus High School

500 Macungie Ave, Emmaus, PA 18049 · (610) 965-1651 · Lehigh County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,842 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,842
High
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
181 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
945 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 968924%
Grade 1071725%
Grade 1168424%
Grade 1275226%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
1,88566%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
49918%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
1867%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
1204%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
1435%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,49052%
Female
1,35248%

School pathway

Feeds from
Eyer Middle School06–08Lower Macungie Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within East Penn SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
74.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2574.3%54.6%
2023-2476.5%46.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →

Where Emmaus High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Lehigh County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#140 of 576#4 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.6%#162 of 626#4 of 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.3%#111 of 626#4 of 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,842#11 of 713#3 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#451 of 601#5 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.1%#132 of 604#4 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.3%#515 of 619#9 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.2%#166 of 221#4 of 7
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
2,842
-29 (-1%) vs 2020
+104% since 1990-91, when it was 1,390
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,842181.215.7:133% (945)
2023-242,819193.414.6:134% (945)
2022-232,846164.717.3:124% (690)
2020-212,87115019.1:124% (675)
2017-182,754151.118.2:122% (607)
2015-162,61915217.2:124% (633)
2010-112,61714617.9:115% (382)
2000-012,15912018.0:13% (68)
1990-911,3909314.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emmaus High School.

About Emmaus High School

Emmaus High School is a public high school run by East Penn SD in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. It serves 2,842 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.

East Penn SD is the district for Emmaus High School. It has 10 schools and 7,815 students.

White students account for 66% of enrollment at Emmaus High School. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, Emmaus High School comes in at 52%.

Emmaus High School's 181.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.7:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%. The 70% average for public schools in Lehigh County is 37 points higher.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Emmaus High School is -1.3 points: 62.0% actual, 63.4% predicted.

According to the American Community Survey, in Lehigh County, median household income is about $80,079, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 83 public schools operate in Lehigh County, serving about 56,984 students.

Jefferson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Emmaus High School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.0% against a local average of 58.4%.

NCES assigns Emmaus High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 2,871 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 2,842. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.7:1.

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Lehigh County at a glance

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Population
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students

Quick facts

School name
Emmaus High School
District
East Penn SD
Address
500 Macungie Ave, Emmaus, PA 18049
Phone
(610) 965-1651
County
Lehigh County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,842
Teachers (FTE)
181
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
945 (33%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
420855002809
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in East Penn SD
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Frequently asked questions

About Emmaus High School
How large is Emmaus High School?
Emmaus High School enrolls approximately 2,842 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Emmaus High School serve?
Emmaus High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Emmaus High School have?
Emmaus High School employs 181 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emmaus High School?
At Emmaus High School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Emmaus High School public or private?
Emmaus High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Penn SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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