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Lower Macungie Middle School

Q: Is Lower Macungie Middle School a good school?

Lower Macungie Middle School ranks 138 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Lower Macungie Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,076 students in grades 6-8 in the East Penn School District in Macungie, Pennsylvania. The school has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has ranked between 138-323 out of 873-893 Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 10 school years.

While Lower Macungie Middle School generally performs above the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) on the PSSA exams, its performance lags behind the East Penn School District average, especially in Math. The school has maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is better than the state average. However, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 32.9% in 2021-2022 to 39.41% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, Lower Macungie Middle School generally performs better than schools in the Allentown City School District, such as Harrison-Morton, Trexler, and South Mountain Middle Schools, which have much lower test scores and higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Eyer Middle School and Orefield Middle School, which are also in the East Penn and Parkland School Districts, respectively.

1,041

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,242

Per pupil spending ?

40.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6299 Lower Macungie Road
Macungie, PA 18062

(610) 395-8593

District: East Penn School District

Students who attend Lower Macungie Middle School usually attend:

High:

Emmaus High School

Feeder schools for Lower Macungie Middle School:

Elementary:	Alburtis Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Wescosville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (55% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg62%

Pennsylvania avg45%

138^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the East Penn School District

79^th of 606East Penn School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	138 of 873	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	156 of 891	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	194 of 893	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	323 of 883	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	252 of 797	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	307 of 891	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	262 of 861	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.6	216 of 877	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.9	261 of 870	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	63.0	308 of 835	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.9	355 of 728	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.8	330 of 758	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	228 of 834	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	69.4	269 of 825	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.7	262 of 805	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	234 of 770	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.2	258 of 753	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.3	194 of 749	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	203 of 736	72.4%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	161 of 687	76.6%	★★★★☆
2004	82.9	91 of 663	86.3%	★★★★☆
2003	78.2	139 of 643	78.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	16 of 393	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	64 of 408	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	55 of 421	86.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	88 of 138	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	93 of 145	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	119 of 144	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	66 of 643	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	67 of 672	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.0	108 of 660	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	138 of 835	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	203 of 860	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	58 of 348	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	72 of 362	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	52 of 362	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	148 of 843	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	263 of 877	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	264 of 874	69.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	145 of 839	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	125 of 870	85.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	25 of 174	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	47 of 199	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	42 of 187	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	114 of 649	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	94 of 673	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	154 of 681	77.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)96th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+18 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

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by a student
Thursday, March 16, 2023

The teachers are very nice, but they make sure you learn what they are trying to teach you. When a student does something bad, the teachers get very mad at you. I would say that the school is a very well educated and organized school. There are lots of different activities and clubs you could do. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Lower Macungie Middle School	Public	6-8	6299 Lower Macungie Road	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 395-8593	1,041	87	11.9	40.7%	646 (62.1%)	49 (4.7%)	246 (23.6%)	41 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.5%)	80	138^th of 873 public middle schools	84.2%		78.5	156^th of 891 public middle schools	82.5%	18		47.2	49.5	31.2	42.8		70.2	69.8	60.4	66.8	$19,242	$213	$19,029
Eyer Middle School	Public	6-8	5616 Buckeye Rd	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1600	804	71	11.2	26.5%	589 (73.3%)	22 (2.7%)	109 (13.6%)	45 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	90.1	74^th of 873 public middle schools	91.5%		84.6	106^th of 891 public middle schools	88.1%	32		57.7	55.9	43.3	52.2		77.0	76.6	69.4	74.3	$20,653	$149	$20,504
Salisbury Middle School	Public	5-8	3301 Devonshire Rd	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Salisbury Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 791-0830	448	37	12.1	49.1%	240 (53.6%)	26 (5.8%)	131 (29.2%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	60.7	328^th of 873 public middle schools	62.4%		55.8	406^th of 891 public middle schools	54.4%	78	45.4	28.1	35.6	25.9	33.6	46.4	57.6	56.2	52.9	53.3	$21,522	$573	$20,948
Springhouse Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Springhouse Rd	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5700	1,329	89	14.9	32.0%	707 (53.2%)	69 (5.2%)	242 (18.2%)	258 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.9%)	91.5	61^st of 873 public middle schools	93.0%		92.3	46^th of 891 public middle schools	94.8%	15		65.2	60.9	46.5	57.6		73.1	74.9	68.8	72.2	$19,689	$529	$19,160
Francis D Raub Middle School	Public	6-8	102 S Saint Cloud St	Allentown	18104	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5301	876	59	14.8	100.2%	39 (4.5%)	118 (13.5%)	656 (74.9%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	8.4	815^th of 873 public middle schools	6.6%		8.2	820^th of 891 public middle schools	8.0%	5		10.9	3.7	3.1	5.8		14.2	13.1	11.0	12.6	$19,824	$3,189	$16,636
Orefield Middle School	Public	6-8	2675 PA Route 309	Orefield	18069	Lehigh County	Parkland School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 351-5750	1,034	76	13.5	34.5%	650 (62.9%)	44 (4.3%)	206 (19.9%)	83 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.7%)	84.3	110^th of 873 public middle schools	87.4%		82.9	117^th of 891 public middle schools	86.9%	7		70.2	49.1	36.6	53.0		68.9	63.6	60.7	64.6	$23,810	$531	$23,280
Trexler Middle School	Public	6-8	851 N 15th St	Allentown	18102	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4601	771	55	14.0	105.6%	39 (5.1%)	86 (11.2%)	597 (77.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	7.9	827^th of 873 public middle schools	5.3%		8.1	822^nd of 891 public middle schools	7.7%	5		5.9	2.6	2.7	3.7		17.4	11.1	14.8	14.4	$20,994	$3,377	$17,617
South Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	709 W Emaus Ave	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4301	972	71	13.6	99.4%	58 (6.0%)	124 (12.8%)	707 (72.7%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.6%)	13.2	751^st of 873 public middle schools	14.0%		14.3	744^th of 891 public middle schools	16.5%	7		17.7	7.3	7.1	10.8		22.1	15.3	18.2	18.5	$20,946	$3,369	$17,577
Harrison-Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	137 N 2nd St	Allentown	18101	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5701	704	52	13.5	94.7%	49 (7.0%)	76 (10.8%)	520 (73.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	10	789^th of 873 public middle schools	9.6%		9.2	809^th of 891 public middle schools	9.2%	20		7.2	6.8	8.4	7.4		10.5	13.4	19.9	14.5	$23,798	$3,828	$19,970
Whitehall-Coplay Middle School	Public	6-8	2930 Zephyr Blvd	Whitehall	18052	Lehigh County	Whitehall-Coplay School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 439-1439	975	65	15.0	102.4%	381 (39.1%)	90 (9.2%)	397 (40.7%)	47 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.6%)	55.1	383^rd of 873 public middle schools	56.1%		54.8	418^th of 891 public middle schools	53.1%	35		31.7	32.2	33.2	32.4		46.0	43.4	51.2	47.0	$16,506	$1,033	$15,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Lower Macungie Middle School

How many students attend Lower Macungie Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,041 students attended Lower Macungie Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lower Macungie Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lower Macungie Middle School usually go on to attend Emmaus High School

Is Lower Macungie Middle School a good school?

Lower Macungie Middle School ranks 138^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lower Macungie Middle School?

Students at Lower Macungie Middle School are 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Lower Macungie Middle School in?

East Penn School District

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