📍 6299 Lower Macungie Road, Macungie, Lehigh County, 18062
Lower Macungie MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Macungie, Lehigh County. The school has 1,043 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Penn SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 83.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lower Macungie MS enrolls 1,043 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 83.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 650 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 226 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 38 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
374 of the school's 1,043 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 337 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lower Macungie MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 16, state house district 134.
Lower Macungie MS is one of 10 schools in East Penn SD, based in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. The district serves 7,851 students district-wide and employs 563 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,043 students, Lower Macungie MS is larger than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large