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Enrollment
804
Middle
DISTRICT 923 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PENN SD·NCES 420855000377
Eyer Middle School
5616 Buckeye Rd, Macungie, PA 18062 · (610) 965-1600 · Lehigh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
213 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 252 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Eyer Middle School→Emmaus High School
Based on grade levels within East Penn SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.9pp 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 52 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 49.3% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Eyer Middle School
Eyer Middle School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyer Middle School this school | 804 | 26.5% | 62.6% |
| Nazareth Area Middle School Nazareth | 775 | 27.6% | 59.0% |
| Nazareth Area Intermediate School Nazareth | 752 | 29.5% | 61.0% |
| Pennwood Middle School Yardley | 740 | 30.9% | 55.7% |
| Moon Area Lower Middle School Moon Township | 639 | 24.9% | 68.8% |
| Moon Area Upper Middle School Moon Township | 621 | 27.4% | 63.5% |
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 Eyer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #85 of 479 | #4 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #101 of 513 ▲ 13 | #5 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #47 of 513 ▲ 51 | #1 of 17 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #117 of 522 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #76 of 486 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #201 of 486 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #432 of 510 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #231 of 332 | #7 of 11 |
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
804
-76 (-9%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 804 | 71.2 | 11.3:1 | 26% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 830 | 70.5 | 11.8:1 | 26% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 847 | 69.1 | 12.3:1 | 24% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 880 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 23% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 864 | 61.9 | 14.0:1 | 19% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 63 | 13.6:1 | 17% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | 55 | 15.1:1 | 10% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 54 | 12.1:1 | 7% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eyer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (864 to 804); teachers up 15% (61.9 to 71.2).
About Eyer Middle School
Macungie, Pennsylvania, is home to Eyer Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 804 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Pennsylvania) has about 594 students.
East Penn SD enrolls 7,815 students, and its 10 schools include Eyer Middle School.
Roughly 73% of students at Eyer Middle School are White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Lehigh County, the White share is about 62%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 at Eyer Middle School, with 71.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 26%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Lehigh County, the school's rate is lower.
Eyer Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.6% is 3.7 points below the 66.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Lehigh County show that the median household income is $80,079, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 83 public schools in Lehigh County, enrolling about 56,984 students in all.
Nearby, Macungie Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Eyer Middle School at 5th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Eyer Middle School as 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, the school had 76 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.4:1 to 11.3:1.
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Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in East Penn SD
- Emmaus High SchoolHigh · 2,842 students
- Lower Macungie Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Willow Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Shoemaker Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Macungie Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Wescosville Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other schools in Macungie
- Lower Macungie Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Willow Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Shoemaker Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Macungie Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Macungie Elementary School0.1 mi · 529
- Shoemaker Elementary School0.2 mi · 537
- Willow Lane Elementary School1.7 mi · 593
- Emmaus High School2.4 mi · 2,842
- Jefferson Elementary School2.9 mi · 268
- Lower Macungie Middle School2.9 mi · 1,041
Frequently asked questions
About Eyer Middle SchoolHow large is Eyer Middle School?
Eyer Middle School enrolls approximately 804 students in grades 06-08.
Is Eyer Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eyer Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Eyer Middle School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Eyer Middle School.
How diverse is Eyer Middle School?
Eyer Middle School reports a student body of 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Eyer Middle School in?
Eyer Middle School is part of East Penn SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.