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 23, 2008
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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 23, 2008, ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
reporting its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

     A copy of the press release  announcing  the results is attached as Exhibit
99.1. The information in the preceding Item, 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 23, 2008 announcing its
                                            financial results for the quarter
                                            ended June 30, 2008.









                                   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 24, 2008                     By:     /s/ Gary S. Olson
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                                                Gary S. Olson, President and
                                                Chief Executive Officer