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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PENN SD·NCES 420855005239
Shoemaker Elementary School
4068 N Fairview St, Macungie, PA 18062 · (610) 965-1626 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
131 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 20% |
Student demographics
50%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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
78.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 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 are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 78.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 65.9% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Shoemaker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #239 of 1,396 | #10 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #136 of 1,511 | #9 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #228 of 1,511 | #12 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #421 of 1,638 | #16 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #928 of 1,528 | #22 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #546 of 1,531 | #25 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #1,398 of 1,600 | #44 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #266 of 1,045 | #3 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
537
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 537 | 39.7 | 13.5:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 39.2 | 13.8:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 21% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 38.8 | 17.5:1 | 21% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 18% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 10% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 5% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 849 | 47 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shoemaker Elementary School.
About Shoemaker Elementary School
Shoemaker Elementary School is one of the public schools in Macungie, Pennsylvania. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 537 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
East Penn SD has 10 schools; together they serve 7,815 students.
White students are the majority at Shoemaker Elementary School, with 68% of enrollment. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Shoemaker Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Shoemaker Elementary School operates with 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.5:1. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Shoemaker Elementary School reports 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Lehigh County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Shoemaker Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 72.8% actual against 67.2% predicted.
Lehigh County has these Census figures: the median household income is $80,079, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lehigh County has 83 public schools and roughly 56,984 students.
Nearest public school: Macungie Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Shoemaker Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Shoemaker Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Shoemaker Elementary School had 594 students, to 2024-25, when it had 537. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.5:1, from 15.6:1.
The Shoemaker Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Eyer Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
- Willow Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Macungie Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Wescosville Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other schools in Macungie
- Lower Macungie Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,041 students
- Eyer Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
- Willow Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Macungie Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Macungie Elementary School0.1 mi · 529
- Eyer Middle School0.2 mi · 804
- Willow Lane Elementary School1.8 mi · 593
- Emmaus High School2.5 mi · 2,842
- Jefferson Elementary School3.0 mi · 268
- Lower Macungie Middle School3.0 mi · 1,041
Frequently asked questions
About Shoemaker Elementary SchoolHow large is Shoemaker Elementary School?
Shoemaker Elementary School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades KG-05.
Is Shoemaker Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shoemaker Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Shoemaker Elementary School have?
Shoemaker Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Shoemaker Elementary School?
Shoemaker Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Shoemaker Elementary School?
Shoemaker Elementary School is overseen by East Penn SD in Lehigh County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.