Eastern Lebanon County High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = ELCO High School
|image=ELCO High School, PA, Dec. 2023.jpg
| principal = Jen Haas{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcosd.org/domain/551|title=Meet the Principal |publisher=Eastern Lebanon County School District|access-date=January 10, 2023}}
| district = Eastern Lebanon County School District
| motto = Expect Excellence
| fight_song = ELCO RAIDER BLUE & GOLD
| established =
| type = Public
| streetaddress = 180 Elco Drive
| city = Myerstown
| state = Pennsylvania
| county = Lebanon County
| zipcode = 17067
| country = United States
| enrollment = 752 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4208460&ID=420846002740|title=Eastern Lebanon Co SHS|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=May 13, 2025}}
| teaching_staff = 51.65 (FTE)
| campus = Rural
| colors = Blue and gold
{{color box|navy}} {{color box|gold}}
| nickname = Raiders
| mascot = Chief Spear-It
| athletics_conference = PIAA Class AAAA, L-L Section 4
| website = {{URL|www.elcosd.org}}
}}
Eastern Lebanon County High School, referred to as ELCO High School, is located in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. It is a four-year high school with a total student enrollment of 747. The high-school campus also contains the district's intermediate and middle schools.
General information
Eastern Lebanon County High School is a rural high school serving the communities of Myerstown, Pennsylvania, Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, Newmanstown, Pennsylvania, Richland, Pennsylvania, Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania and Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcosd.org/Page/965|title=Activity Bus |publisher=Eastern Lebanon County School District|access-date=January 10, 2023}} The current principal is Ms. Jennifer Haas.
Extracurricular Activities
ELCO High School's athletic programs include baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcosd.org/Page/395|title=Sports Team Pages |publisher=Eastern Lebanon County School District|access-date=January 10, 2023}} The school also offers chorus and band opportunities.
Graduation Statistics
For the 2020-2021 school year, 167 out of 183 eligible students graduated for a graduation rate of 91.26% (87.91% for males, 94.57% for females).{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.pa.gov/DataAndReporting/CohortGradRate/Pages/default.aspx|title=Cohort Graduation Rate |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Education|access-date=January 10, 2023}} Of those 167 graduating students, 96 indicated a pursuit of Postsecondary Education (57.49%).{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.pa.gov/DataAndReporting/Graduates/Pages/default.aspx|title=Graduates |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Education|access-date=January 10, 2023}}
Students from the 2019 graduating cohort took both the SAT and the ACT (test) standardized tests widely used for college admissions in the United States. With respect to the SAT, 87 of such students took the exam for an average math score of 530.7, an average reading score of 543.5 and an average composite score of 1074.2.{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Assessment%20and%20Accountability/SAT-ACT/Pages/default.aspx|title=SAT and ACT Scores|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Education|access-date=January 10, 2023}} Further, 11 students took the ACT for an average english score of 21, reading score of 23, math score of 22, science score of 22 and an average composite score of 22. This compares to a national average SAT score of 1050{{Cite web|url=https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/scores/understanding-scores/what-is-a-good-score|title=What is a Good SAT Score?|publisher=College Board|access-date=January 10, 2023}} and ACT score of 20.7{{Cite web|url=https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/National-CCCR-2019.pdf|title=The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2019|publisher=ACT, Inc.|access-date=January 10, 2023}} in 2019.
References
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External links
- [http://www.elcosd.org ELCO School District]
{{Lebanon County, Pennsylvania School Districts}}
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