Enrollment
497
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEVEN GENERATIONS CS·NCES 420081807148
Seven Generations CS
33 E Minor St, Emmaus, PA 18049 · (610) 421-8844 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
39 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
177 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 328% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
42.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.0pp 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 43 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 35.7% |
% 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Seven Generations CS
Seven Generations CS's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Generations CS this school | 497 | 35.6% | 47.2% |
| Penn London Elementary School West Grove | 560 | 35.9% | N/A |
| New Garden Elementary School Toughkenamon | 473 | 40.0% | 60.3% |
| Wyomissing Hills El Center Wyomissing | 615 | 41.1% | 66.5% |
| Whitfield Elementary School West Lawn | 573 | 40.5% | 61.6% |
| South Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon | 554 | 44.9% | 61.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Seven Generations CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #934 of 1,396 | #27 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #951 of 1,511 ▲ 81 | #26 of 45 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #632 of 1,511 ▲ 255 | #22 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #538 of 1,638 | #22 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #702 of 1,528 | #11 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #327 of 1,531 | #15 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #1,241 of 1,600 | #33 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +76.9% | #7 of 450 | #1 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
497
+165 (+50%) vs 2020
+90% since 2010-11, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 497 | 38.8 | 12.8:1 | 36% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 39.6 | 11.6:1 | 39% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 37.8 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 30 | 11.1:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 27 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 46 | 5.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seven Generations CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 77% (281 to 497); teachers up 44% (27 to 38.8).
About Seven Generations CS
Seven Generations CS, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. In all, 497 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8.
Seven Generations CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at Seven Generations CS is White: 54%. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Lehigh County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seven Generations CS is 12.8:1, based on 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Seven Generations CS counts 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lehigh County is 70%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Seven Generations CS is 15.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.2%. Predicted: 62.3%.
Looking at the county, Lehigh County, the median household earns about $80,079 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Seven Generations CS, Lehigh County has 83 public schools.
Lincoln Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Seven Generations CS is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Seven Generations CS is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment was 332 in 2020-21 and 497 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.8:1.
On allk12, people connected to Seven Generations CS can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Emmaus
- Emmaus High SchoolHigh · 2,842 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.6 mi · 376
- Jefferson Elementary School0.6 mi · 268
- Emmaus High School1.1 mi · 2,842
- Salisbury Middle School1.8 mi · 448
- Lehigh Parkway Elementary School2.6 mi · 276
- South Mountain Middle School2.9 mi · 972
Frequently asked questions
About Seven Generations CSWhat is the total enrollment at Seven Generations CS?
Seven Generations CS enrolls approximately 497 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Seven Generations CS serve?
Seven Generations CS serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Seven Generations CS have?
Seven Generations CS employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Seven Generations CS?
Student demographics at Seven Generations CS are roughly 54% White, 33% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Seven Generations CS in?
Seven Generations CS is part of Seven Generations CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.