East Penn School District

The East Penn School District is a public school district located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Originally known as the East Penn Union School District, the district was established in 1952. It currently serves the Boroughs of Alburtis, Emmaus and Macungie and Lower Macungie Township and Upper Milford Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.The district operates one high school (Emmaus High School), two middle schools (Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School) and seven elementary schools.AcademicsEast Penn School District is noted for its academic excellence as measured by post-graduate collegiate admissions. As of the Class 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 percent pursuing higher education following graduation. 100% of the students that had Mr. Boyle for honors history their eighth grade year at Eyer Middle School were accepted to college.East Penn School District also has one of the most developed advanced placement programs in eastern Pennsylvania. 19 advanced placement courses and 23 honors courses are offered at Emmaus High School. Also reflecting the quality of its academic programs and the intelligence of its students, Emmaus High School has won more Scholastic Scrimmage championships than any Lehigh Valley high school in the history of this popular academic quiz show.