East Penn School District

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The East Penn School District is a school district based in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school district was established in 1952 and was originally known as the East Penn Union School District.

In total, there are nine schools within the district, consisting of six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The K-12 enrollment for the district, as of September 2006, was 8,027. Of these, 2,783 attend the senior high, Emmaus High School, for grades nine through 12.

East Penn is noted for its academic excellence as measured by post-graduate collegiate admissions. As of the Class of 1999, 68% of Emmaus High School graduates attended four-year colleges or universities, 9% attended two-year colleges and 5% entered business, nursing or technical schools for a total of 82 percent seeking higher education following graduation.

East Penn also has one of the most developed advanced placement programs in eastern Pennsylvania. Thirteen advanced placement courses and 14 honors courses are offered at Emmaus High School.

1 Geography
2 Future development plans
3 Schools within the East Penn School District
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Located in western Lehigh County, the East Penn School District serves students from all of the following Pennsylvania municipalities:

East Penn also is the school district of record for certain sections of west-side Allentown, which is otherwise supported by the Allentown and Parkland School Districts.

[edit] Future development plans

On March 27, 2006, the East Penn School District board issued a strategic growth plan to meet the district's rapid growth in its student population. By 2008, Eyer Middle School will be expanded and a new elementary school will be opened. By 2012, the plan calls for the construction of a second high school, a third middle school and two more elementary schools in the district.