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Best Public Schools in Lebanon, PA

At a glance

Schools

9,103

Students

Districts

Top rankedCedar Crest Middle School230^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

Houck Elementary School up 157 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lebanon Intermediate School 11.7 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Lebanon, Pennsylvania is home to 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. The schools in this area display a range of performance, with some standout institutions like Cedar Crest High School consistently ranking in the top 30% of Pennsylvania high schools, while others, like those in the Lebanon School District, face significant challenges.

Cedar Crest High School and Lebanon Senior High School both had 87.9% 4-year graduation rates in 2023-2024, but Cedar Crest High School had significantly higher test scores, with 67.3% of 11th graders proficient or better in Keystone Exams/Literature, compared to just 30.4% at Lebanon Senior High School. Meanwhile, Harding Elementary School and Houck Elementary School stand out for their high proficiency rates, even within the lower-ranked Lebanon School District.

The data also reveals significant socioeconomic challenges facing many schools in the area, with several elementary schools in the Lebanon School District having 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, there is notable variation in per-student spending across the schools, ranging from $12,323 at Southeast Elementary to $16,442 at Union Canal Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ebenezer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Colonial Cir	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 272-1969	500	37	13.5	56.6%	303 (60.6%)	15 (3.0%)	145 (29.0%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	57.3	705^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.3%		53	825^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.9%	120				56.2	57.2	40.5				51.0	56.1	47.3	47.7				50.6	$17,042	$1,267	$15,775
South Lebanon Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 S 5th Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-4546	554	40	14.0	44.9%	337 (60.8%)	22 (4.0%)	156 (28.2%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	65.8	561^st of 1511 public elementary schools	62.9%		70.1	492^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	67.8%	69				53.7	58.4	50.5				53.9	53.7	68.5	52.3				57.7	$15,749	$460	$15,289
Cedar Crest High School	Public	9-12	115 E Evergreen Rd	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 272-2033	1,676	106	15.8	43.5%	1,136 (67.8%)	59 (3.5%)	360 (21.5%)	49 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	65 (3.9%)	65.4	251^st of 681 public high schools	63.1%		74.1	166^th of 686 public high schools	75.8%	85	48.2	55.9	67.3															$16,580	$440	$16,139
Cedar Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	101 E Evergreen Rd	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 272-2032	1,224	71	17.3	48.7%	790 (64.5%)	49 (4.0%)	275 (22.5%)	40 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.3%)	69.6	230^th of 873 public middle schools	73.7%		67.9	267^th of 891 public middle schools	70.0%	37							36.7	29.7	45.0	37.4				57.6	53.2	63.0	58.1	$13,720	$221	$13,499
Union Canal Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Narrows Dr	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 270-7227	386	32	12.2	66.3%	190 (49.2%)	11 (2.8%)	163 (42.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	26.7	1119^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.9%		40.5	1003^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	34.3%	116				27.2	26.2	37.0				30.2	32.3	31.2	38.4				34.1	$17,522	$1,554	$15,968
Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	390	27	14.6	106.2%	70 (17.9%)	10 (2.6%)	291 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	19.6	1210^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.9%		36.4	1050^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.2%	160				33.9	24.1	14.1				24.0	38.6	32.2	19.3				30.0	$13,755	$1,323	$12,433
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	499 East Pershing Ave	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	438	28	15.7	107.8%	80 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	325 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	26.2	1125^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.5%		28.3	1124^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.3%	1				47.1	36.7	13.9				32.0	27.9	41.0	26.4				31.4	$13,154	$1,306	$11,848
Lebanon Intermediate School	Public	6	350 N 8th St	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	380	32	11.7	280.0%	66 (17.4%)	14 (3.7%)	282 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)								(n/a)							10.6			10.5				24.4			24.3	$13,353	$1,033	$12,320
Lebanon Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 S 8th St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	1,393	86	16.2	102.6%	248 (17.8%)	63 (4.5%)	1,043 (74.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	5.9	626^th of 681 public high schools	8.1%		8.2	613^th of 686 public high schools	10.6%	13	7.2	14.9	30.4															$14,687	$1,028	$13,660
Houck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E Lehman St	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	348	22	15.8	106.3%	70 (20.1%)	14 (4.0%)	248 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	46.7	871^st of 1511 public elementary schools	42.4%		38.2	1028^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.6%	157				58.7	54.0	6.6				40.4	54.3	65.3	11.1				44.3	$15,189	$1,900	$13,289
Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 Chestnut St	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	555	40	14.0	103.1%	80 (14.4%)	23 (4.1%)	428 (77.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	15.9	1264^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.3%		15.8	1277^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.3%	13				30.3	22.7	15.0				22.5	31.6	25.0	22.6				26.2	$14,254	$1,726	$12,529
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Old Forge Road	Lebanon	17046	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 273-9391	557	44	12.6	104.7%	81 (14.5%)	8 (1.4%)	445 (79.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	6.6	1431^st of 1511 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.3	1459^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.4%	28				18.6	15.5	4.0				12.5	18.6	16.9	6.7				13.8	$15,397	$2,244	$13,153
Lebanon Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 South 8th Street	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 273-9391	693	47	14.7		126 (18.2%)	24 (3.5%)	512 (73.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Lebanon County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	833 Metro Drive	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(717) 273-8551	9	33	.2	66.7%	8 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Lebanon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cleona	2.61 mi	1
Cornwall	4.07 mi	1	165^th
Annville	4.55 mi	3	328^th
Myerstown	5.5 mi	4	515^th
Fredericksburg	7.12 mi	2	460^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.