The top reported proficiency rate is 80% in Science. The lowest is 63% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Donald H Eichhorn Ms
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School serves grades six through eight in Lewisburg, a small historic borough in Union County that also hosts Bucknell University. The school sits within a walkable, architecturally preserved downtown anchored by Market Street, where independent shops, galleries, and cultural venues serve a mixed population of longtime residents and university-affiliated families.
The school's academic performance shows solid grounding in English language arts, where a strong majority of students achieved proficiency. Math proficiency sits notably lower, a gap that a parent may want to look into further with the school to understand what support exists for students building computational skills. Science proficiency is strong. Across tested subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top tier among Union County districts, a meaningful distinction in a rural county region.
Enrollment is small, distributed evenly across the three grades. A quarter of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Asian, Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent seeking detail on how the school supports these populations would need to ask the school directly.
The Lewisburg Area School District, which operates the school, has raised property taxes annually for the past several years, a sustained increase that affects families buying or renting in the area. The district is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of its K-12 science curriculum and formally integrating artificial intelligence into teaching across grade levels, changes that will shape instruction in coming years.
Lewisburg itself is a civic anchoring point: the downtown has an active Main Street program, Hufnagle Park sits along Bull Run within walking distance, and Bucknell's campus sits less than a mile away, adding cultural programming through its theater and gallery. The housing market shows homes and rentals at moderate price points relative to the state; the town's historic preservation framework means new housing is typically built on the borough's edges rather than in the historic core. Intercity bus service connects Lewisburg to broader regions, though the nearest commercial airport is some miles away and there is no commuter rail.
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