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Enrollment
551
High
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISBURG AREA SD·NCES 421359004085
Lewisburg High School
545 Newman Rd, Lewisburg, PA 17837 · (570) 523-3220 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
150 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 139 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 144 | 26% |
Student demographics
41%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
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
82.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.6% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 70.3% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 Lewisburg High School
Lewisburg High School's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisburg High School this school | 551 | 27.2% | 76.8% |
| Saucon Valley SHS Hellertown | 627 | 29.8% | 69.2% |
| Quaker Valley High School Leetsdale | 550 | 24.5% | 77.5% |
| Springfield Twp High School Erdenheim | 762 | 24.1% | 64.3% |
| Oley Valley SHS Oley | 506 | 32.4% | 59.9% |
| Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg | 601 | 29.0% | 68.2% |
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 Lewisburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #40 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #19 of 626 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #49 of 626 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #371 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #266 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #216 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #556 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #162 of 373 |
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
551
-81 (-13%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 551 | 40.9 | 13.5:1 | 27% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 41.9 | 13.1:1 | 27% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 23% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 40.4 | 15.3:1 | 18% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 22% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 18% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 5% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 40 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewisburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (618 to 551); teachers up 1% (40.4 to 40.9).
About Lewisburg High School
Lewisburg High School is one of the public schools in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It is a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 551 students. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
Lewisburg High School is among 4 schools run by Lewisburg Area SD, which serves 1,809 students.
At Lewisburg High School, White students make up 76% of the student body. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. Union County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school's share is lower. Lewisburg High School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.5:1, with 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lewisburg High School is 27%. The average for public schools in Union County is 63%.
Lewisburg High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Pennsylvania, Lewisburg High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 76.8% actual against a predicted 65.9%.
Among Union County residents, the median household income is $76,404, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Lewisburg High School, Union County has 9 other public schools.
Nearby, Kelly Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Lewisburg High School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 76.8% against a local average of 62.2%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 81 students since 2020-21, to 551. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.2:1 to 13.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Lewisburg High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Donald H Eichhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Linntown Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in Lewisburg
- Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Donald H Eichhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Linntown Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other Lewisburg High schools
One other US public school is named Lewisburg High. Lewisburg High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lewisburg High SchoolOlive Branch, MS · 1,330 students
Nearby schools
- Kelly Elementary School0.4 mi · 550
- Linntown Elementary School1.9 mi · 270
- Donald H Eichhorn Middle School1.9 mi · 438
- Milton High School3.5 mi · 608
- Milton Area Middle School3.5 mi · 445
- James F Baugher Elementary School4.0 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Lewisburg High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lewisburg High School?
Lewisburg High School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lewisburg High School serve?
Lewisburg High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lewisburg High School have?
Lewisburg High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Lewisburg High School?
Lewisburg High School reports a student body of 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lewisburg High School in?
Lewisburg High School is part of Lewisburg Area SD.
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