Willow Lane El Sch

Set in Macungie, Pennsylvania, Willow Lane El Sch is a medium-sized primary school, run under East Penn SD. It teaches 593 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

East Penn SD comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,815 students; Willow Lane El Sch is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Willow Lane El Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. Compared to Lehigh County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Lehigh County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Willow Lane El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lehigh County) reports that median household income runs about $80,079, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lehigh County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students), Willow Lane El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lower Macungie MS, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Willow Lane El Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willow Lane El Sch has ticked down 14%, going from 689 students in 2018 to 593 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 73% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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