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Schools in Schaefferstown

Schaefferstown’s public schools

Eastern Lebanon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Schaefferstown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▼ 9% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,310 students on the public path
In brief

Schaefferstown’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Schaefferstown’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Eastern Lebanon Co SHS places highest (better than 61%); Eastern Lebanon Co MS lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Schaefferstown, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one elementary school, one middle school and one high school: Eastern Lebanon Co SHS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Schaefferstown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–5ELCO Intermd Schin MyerstownB−
6–8Eastern Lebanon Co MSin MyerstownC−
9–12Eastern Lebanon Co SHSin MyerstownB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Eastern Lebanon County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Eastern Lebanon County School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,310 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,830PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 55.1% · 1267 students tested
Math24%
State average 36.1% · 1192 students tested

Schaefferstown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Schaefferstown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Schaefferstown—Eastern Lebanon County

Every school in Schaefferstown

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Schaefferstownin other towns
Fort Zeller El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Richland
273 students12:1Rate it →
Jackson El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Myerstown
203 students11:1Rate it →
ELCO Intermd Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Myerstown
B−
505 students12:1Rate it →
Eastern Lebanon Co MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Myerstown
C−
556 students13:1Rate it →
Eastern Lebanon Co SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Myerstown
B
773 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Schaefferstown’s schools

Are Schaefferstown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Schaefferstown. Eastern Lebanon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Schaefferstown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Schaefferstown in?

Eastern Lebanon County School District.

Where do Schaefferstown kids go to high school?

Eastern Lebanon Co SHS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.