UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2007
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                               ESSA BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Pennsylvania                  001-33384                 20-8023072
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)   (Commission File No.)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania               18360
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (570) 421-0531
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
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     On July 25, 2007, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
reporting its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

     A copy of the press release  announcing  is attached as Exhibit  99.1.  The
information in the preceding Items, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed  incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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        (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable.
        (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.
        (c) Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable.
        (d) Exhibits.

             Exhibit No.               Description
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               99.1                    Press release issued by the Company on
                                       July 25, 2007 announcing its financial
                                       results for the quarter ended
                                       June 30, 2007.









                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                    ESSA BANCORP, INC.



DATE:  July 26, 2007                By: /s/ Gary S. Olson
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                                        Gary S. Olson, President and
                                        Chief Executive Officer