East Penn School District

East Penn School District is a public school district located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Established in 1952, it was known originally as the East Penn Union School District. The school serves students from Emmaus and its six surrounding townships of Alburtis, Lower Macungie Township, Macungie, Upper Milford Township, Vera Cruz, and Wescosville in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region.

East Penn School District
Location of East Penn School District in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Address
800 Pine Street
Emmaus
, Pennsylvania, 18049
United States
District information
TypePublic
Established1952
Other information
Websitehttp://www.eastpennsd.org/
A map of East Penn School District in relation to other school districts in Lehigh County

The district operates Emmaus High School in Emmaus for grades nine through 12, two public middle schools (Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie) for grades six through eight, and seven public elementary schools, located throughout the district, for kindergarten through fifth grade. As of 2022, East Penn School District employs 565 professional and 505 support members with 90% of teachers holding a master's degree or higher.[1]

Academics

East Penn School District is noted for its academic excellence as measured by post-graduate collegiate admissions. As of 2011, 55% of Emmaus High School graduates attended four-year colleges or universities, 24% attended two-year colleges and 3% entered business, nursing or technical schools, for a total of 82% pursuing higher education following high school graduation.

East Penn School District has one of the most developed advanced placement programs in the Lehigh Valley, offering 19 advanced placement courses and 23 honors courses. Emmaus High School has won more Scholastic Scrimmage championships than any Lehigh Valley high school in the history of this popular academic quiz show.

Athletics

Emmaus High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, which has produced numerous professional and Olympic athletes, including players who have gone on to NFL and NBA careers. The school fields teams in all Eastern Pennsylvania Conference sports.

Emmaus High School, founded in 1955, has won Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (or its predecessor, the Lehigh Valley Conference) championships at least once in each of the conference's sports. Emmaus High School holds the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference record for the most Pennsylvania state championships in all sports (13 since 2002)[2] and is second in overall Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championships, behind only Parkland High School.[3]

Schools

High school

Middle schools
  • Eyer Middle School[4] (Macungie)
  • Lower Macungie Middle School[5] (Macungie)

Elementary schools
  • Alburtis Elementary School[6] (Alburtis)
  • Jefferson Elementary School[7] (Emmaus)
  • Lincoln Elementary School[8] (Emmaus)
  • Macungie Elementary School[9] (Macungie)
  • Shoemaker Elementary School[10] (Macungie)
  • Wescosville Elementary School[11] (Wescosville)
  • Willow Lane Elementary School[12] (Macungie)

Notable alumni

References
  1. East Penn School District official website
  2. "District Titles," LVIAC.net. Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. LVIAC Historical Stats. Archived September 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Eyer Middle School
  5. Lower Macungie Middle School
  6. Alburtis Elementary School
  7. Jefferson Elementary School
  8. Lincoln Elementary School
  9. Macungie Elementary School
  10. Shoemaker Elementary School
  11. Wescosville Elementary School
  12. Willow Lane Elementary School
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