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Southeast Elementary School

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Southeast Elementary School ranks 1125 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Southeast Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Lebanon School District in Lebanon, PA. With 472 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Lebanon School District as a whole is also ranked in the bottom 15% of districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Southeast Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with students consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments. The school also has achievement gaps for certain student subgroups, with White and Economically Disadvantaged students lagging behind. Additionally, Southeast Elementary has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80-100% over the past few years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Despite these challenges, there are some bright spots at Southeast Elementary. The school's spending per student, between $12,000-$13,000, is slightly higher than the state average, and there are pockets of relative strength, such as stronger performance in 3rd grade Math and 4th grade ELA compared to other grade levels. Furthermore, the school is surrounded by several higher-performing elementary schools, such as South Lebanon Elementary and Houck Elementary, which are ranked in the top 50% of Pennsylvania schools. This suggests that targeted interventions and additional resources could potentially help improve academic outcomes for Southeast Elementary students.

438

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,154

Per pupil spending ?

107.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

499 East Pershing Ave
Lebanon, PA 17042-5517

(717) 273-9391

District: Lebanon School District

Students who attend Southeast Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lebanon Intermediate School
High:	Lebanon Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

White:

18.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (32% vs 45% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg21%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,125^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Lebanon School District

511^th of 606Lebanon 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	26.2	1125 of 1511	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1124 of 1526	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1179 of 1534	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1200 of 1534	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1103 of 1433	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1189 of 1544	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1235 of 1530	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	1173 of 1547	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	1188 of 1554	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	1160 of 1474	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	1229 of 1467	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	1308 of 1519	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	1338 of 1599	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	1318 of 1597	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	1362 of 1579	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.9	1260 of 1549	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	1272 of 1551	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.3	1133 of 1555	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.0	765 of 1545	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.9	966 of 1299	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.5	997 of 1308	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.6	1049 of 1302	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	607 of 1030	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	854 of 1043	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	67 of 207	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	101 of 196	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1108 of 1466	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1105 of 1488	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	192 of 429	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	228 of 454	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	265 of 432	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	935 of 1369	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1005 of 1432	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1001 of 1414	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1080 of 1475	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1106 of 1495	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	651 of 1201	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	947 of 1229	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1063 of 1236	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math32%-10 vs state

English Language Arts31%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Southeast Elementary School

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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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cleona Elementary School	Public	K-2	50 E Walnut St	Cleona	17042	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 867-7640	302	22	13.8	51.3%	212 (70.2%)	5 (1.7%)	61 (20.2%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)									$22,185	$842	$21,343
Cornwall Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Burd Coleman Rd	Cornwall	17042	Lebanon County	Cornwall-Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 273-4571	541	37	14.6	37.3%	381 (70.4%)	13 (2.4%)	98 (18.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	75.2	371^st of 1511 public elementary schools	75.4%		77.4	343^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	77.5%	28	60.0	70.6	49.5	59.2	63.9	70.6	60.0	64.5	$15,220	$337	$14,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Elementary School

How many students attend Southeast Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Southeast Elementary School.

Is Southeast Elementary School a good school?

Southeast Elementary School ranks 1125^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Southeast Elementary School in?

Lebanon School District

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Elementary School?

Students at Southeast Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Southeast Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lebanon Intermediate School
High : Lebanon Senior High School

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