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Jefferson Elementary School

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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 564 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, serving 267 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the East Penn School District, which is ranked 79 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary School has shown a mixed academic performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 58% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, higher than the state average but lower than the district average. In PSSA English Language Arts, 55.8% of students were proficient or better, again higher than the state but lower than the district. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with some grades performing better than others. Notably, male students have consistently outperformed female students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have performed lower than the school's overall performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Jefferson Elementary School's academic outcomes are generally lower than those of Wescosville Elementary School and Willow Lane Elementary School, which are also part of the East Penn School District. Additionally, Hopewell Elementary School, part of the Southern Lehigh School District, and Cetronia School, part of the Parkland School District, have outperformed Jefferson Elementary School in PSSA assessments. These differences may be influenced by the higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Jefferson Elementary School.

268

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,277

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 Elm St
Emmaus, PA 18049-2421

(610) 965-1645

District: East Penn School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lower Macungie Middle School
High:	Emmaus High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 44th percentile in 2023 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (57% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 63rd (2025) from a 44th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of East Penn School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg62%

Pennsylvania avg45%

564^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary 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	65.6	564 of 1511	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	657 of 1526	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	854 of 1534	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	841 of 1534	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	711 of 1433	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	555 of 1544	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	379 of 1530	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.9	290 of 1547	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	185 of 1554	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	256 of 1474	82.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	318 of 1467	78.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.8	449 of 1519	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	65.9	659 of 1599	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.4	688 of 1597	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	752 of 1579	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.7	706 of 1549	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.3	391 of 1551	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	403 of 1555	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	67.6	529 of 1545	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.3	231 of 1299	82.2%	★★★★☆
2004	33.6	976 of 1308	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	56.9	655 of 1302	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	728 of 1084	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	333 of 1043	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	623 of 1466	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	792 of 1488	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	212 of 429	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	147 of 454	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	211 of 432	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	760 of 1369	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	654 of 1432	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	734 of 1414	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	465 of 1475	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	444 of 1495	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	236 of 1201	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	370 of 1229	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	582 of 1236	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)80th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2024)33rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math58%+16 vs state

English Language Arts56%+7 vs state

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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 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
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Elm St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1645	268	21	12.6	42.9%	159 (59.3%)	9 (3.4%)	76 (28.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	65.6	564^th of 1511 public elementary schools	62.7%		62.4	657^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.9%	93	83.9	63.2	36.0				58.0	77.5	61.4	36.0				55.8	$20,277	$1,384	$18,893
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	233 Seem St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1636	376	30	12.7	44.7%	247 (65.7%)	13 (3.5%)	82 (21.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	73.7	408^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.0%		54.5	806^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.2%	398	68.0	57.3	66.7				63.5	62.0	58.6	55.5				58.3	$18,980	$1,317	$17,663
Seven Generations Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	33 E Minor St	Emmaus	18049	Lehigh County	Seven Generations Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 421-8844	497	39	12.8	35.6%	266 (53.5%)	25 (5.0%)	164 (33.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	55.7	731^st of 1511 public elementary schools	51.6%		47.2	903^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	40.8%	172	47.0	41.8	54.9	39.6	37.5	11.1	42.7	54.5	41.8	51.9	58.4	83.3	38.9	53.6	$17,578	$2,080	$15,499
Lehigh Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1708 Coronado St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4441	276	18	15.3	97.1%	18 (6.5%)	43 (15.6%)	192 (69.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	58.2	687^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.5%		46.8	910^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.4%	223	50.0	60.0	55.9				55.1	26.3	68.6	52.9				48.6	$18,710	$3,010	$15,700
Macungie Elementary School	Public	K-5	4062 Brookside Rd	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 965-1617	529	37	14.3	34.0%	360 (68.1%)	29 (5.5%)	89 (16.8%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	79.6	286^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.1%		77.3	344^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.5%	58	69.5	65.9	60.9				65.3	69.4	59.6	68.3				65.3	$18,685	$513	$18,172
Shoemaker Elementary School	Public	K-5	4068 N Fairview St	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 965-1626	537	40	13.5	24.4%	365 (68.0%)	27 (5.0%)	99 (18.4%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	87.5	163^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	89.2%		78.6	317^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.2%	154	86.2	68.7	80.6				78.1	72.4	63.6	71.4				69.0	$18,420	$412	$18,008
Hiram W Dodd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1944 S Church St	Allentown	18103	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-4501	627	40	15.7	109.1%	51 (8.1%)	46 (7.3%)	447 (71.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.8%)	21.6	1177^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.1%		20.9	1204^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.1%	27	41.6	26.6	26.3				31.6	32.7	24.5	22.2				26.6	$17,915	$2,882	$15,033
Wescosville Elementary School	Public	K-5	1064 Liberty Ln	Wescosville	18106	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 395-5851	465	41	11.3	33.5%	292 (62.8%)	26 (5.6%)	92 (19.8%)	26 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	82.4	246^th of 1511 public elementary schools	83.7%		75.2	390^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.4%	144	72.8	58.1	66.7				66.5	71.6	62.3	74.3				70.0	$21,162	$519	$20,643
Willow Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	6135 Sauerkraut Ln	Macungie	18062	Lehigh County	East Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 519-3300	593	44	13.3	27.2%	369 (62.2%)	36 (6.1%)	117 (19.7%)	34 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	80.6	271^st of 1511 public elementary schools	82.1%		75.4	385^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.8%	114	63.7	73.7	61.2				66.2	60.8	75.8	64.1				66.9	$17,791	$15	$17,776
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-3	4625 W Hopewell Rd	Center Valley	18034	Lehigh County	Southern Lehigh School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 791-0200	426	28	15.2	13.8%	347 (81.5%)	10 (2.3%)	23 (5.4%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)	83.6						83.6	71.2						71.2	$17,775	$324	$17,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

East Penn School District

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lower Macungie Middle School
High : Emmaus High School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks 564^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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