Shoemaker El Sch

Shoemaker El Sch is a mid-tier K-5 school in Macungie, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within East Penn SD. The school enrolls 537 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 443.

Shoemaker El Sch is one of 10 schools operated by East Penn SD, a district that caters to 7,815 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shoemaker El Sch reports that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lehigh County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shoemaker El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lehigh County put the typical household earns roughly $80,079 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Shoemaker El Sch is one of 83 public schools in Lehigh County (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students).

The closest other public school is Macungie El Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Shoemaker El Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 63.5%.

Shoemaker El Sch operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shoemaker El Sch has shrank 21%, going from 677 students in 2018 to 537 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 10% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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