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Carter and MacRae Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1311^th

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Carter and MacRae Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving 446 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lancaster School District, which is ranked 491 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carter and MacRae Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the Lancaster School District and Pennsylvania state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide. In PSSA English Language Arts, the proficiency rate was just 17.7%, compared to 48.5% statewide. The school spends a relatively high amount per student, with a per-student spending of $21,921 in the 2022-2023 school year, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 students per teacher in the 2023-2024 school year.

While the nearby schools in the Lancaster School District, such as Price Elementary, Lafayette Elementary, and Washington Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state average, some schools, like Wharton Elementary and Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates above 40% in both Math and English Language Arts.

444

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,059

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 S Prince St
Lancaster, PA 17603-5396

(717) 396-6842

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Carter and MacRae Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Reynolds Middle School
High:	McCaskey Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.8%

African American:

27.5%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,311^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Lancaster School District

491^st of 606Lancaster School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1311 of 1511	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1276 of 1526	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1377 of 1534	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1354 of 1534	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1318 of 1433	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1307 of 1544	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1295 of 1530	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	1263 of 1547	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.3	1348 of 1554	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	1300 of 1474	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	1291 of 1467	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	1337 of 1519	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	1423 of 1599	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	1420 of 1597	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	1446 of 1579	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	1403 of 1549	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	1382 of 1551	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	1371 of 1555	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	1451 of 1545	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	1183 of 1299	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.3	1217 of 1308	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.0	1196 of 1302	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	271 of 413	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	138 of 437	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	248 of 437	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	919 of 1030	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	900 of 1084	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	983 of 1043	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	163 of 207	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	142 of 200	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	95 of 196	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1360 of 1466	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1187 of 1488	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	280 of 429	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	294 of 454	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	349 of 432	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1133 of 1369	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1124 of 1432	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1230 of 1414	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1182 of 1475	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1262 of 1495	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math22%-20 vs state

English Language Arts18%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carter and MacRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 S Prince St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 396-6842	444	48	9.2	92.6%	36 (8.1%)	122 (27.5%)	252 (56.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	12.6	1311^th of 1511 public elementary schools	13.2%		15.8	1276^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.4%	35	13.8	31.3	22.4	22.0	13.8	20.4	19.3	17.7	$24,059	$3,377	$20,682
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	466 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6178	413	34	12.1	97.6%	15 (3.6%)	58 (14.0%)	318 (77.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	8.3	1386^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.9	1304^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.5%	82	21.3	21.2	8.4	17.1	11.7	19.7	11.6	14.5	$23,728	$3,595	$20,132
Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 W Orange St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6110	274	27	10.1	99.3%	33 (12.0%)	50 (18.2%)	166 (60.6%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	34.7	1033^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	31.6%		25.4	1149^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.7%	116	42.1	45.2	17.5	33.9	42.1	48.4	32.5	40.4	$24,742	$3,893	$20,849
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Fremont St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6183	437	40	10.9	102.1%	59 (13.5%)	73 (16.7%)	250 (57.2%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	15.1	1271^st of 1511 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.1	1270^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.8%	1	28.4	26.2	20.4	24.9	26.9	23.1	18.7	22.8	$26,173	$3,873	$22,300
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6275	467	49	9.5	102.4%	12 (2.6%)	41 (8.8%)	400 (85.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	16.7	1251^st of 1511 public elementary schools	17.2%		14	1299^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.9%	48	24.6	32.8	18.2	24.8	17.4	31.0	25.8	24.3	$27,161	$3,608	$23,553
Price Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 S. West End Avenue	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6252	331	37	8.9	107.6%	21 (6.3%)	64 (19.3%)	214 (64.7%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	14.7	1278^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.4%		17.3	1254^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.8%	24	31.1	33.3	8.0	24.0	19.7	30.7	18.0	22.0	$25,299	$3,823	$21,476
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6166	339	31	10.9	98.8%	39 (11.5%)	55 (16.2%)	214 (63.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	28	1104^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.9%		30	1107^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.5%	3	46.8	38.3	24.5	36.6	29.8	34.0	28.9	30.9	$24,842	$3,737	$21,105
Wharton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N Mary St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6281	327	27	12.1	101.8%	161 (49.2%)	17 (5.2%)	102 (31.2%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	49.7	826^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.3%		54.8	795^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.9%	31	58.2	46.3	39.2	48.4	58.2	44.5	30.5	45.2	$22,596	$3,518	$19,078
Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Hamilton Park Drive	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6151	397	33	12.0	103.0%	103 (25.9%)	58 (14.6%)	182 (45.8%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.6%)	37.5	997^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.0%		32.4	1087^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.8%	90	39.6	43.5	18.0	34.7	48.2	49.2	31.4	43.6	$21,663	$3,452	$18,211
Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 N Queen St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6268	281	21	13.3	94.0%	40 (14.2%)	43 (15.3%)	152 (54.1%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.2%)	24.9	1140^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.6%		40.5	1002^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	34.3%	138	25.7	34.4	26.0	28.2	25.0	21.9	42.0	31.4	$25,032	$3,964	$21,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Carter and MacRae Elementary School

How many students attend Carter and MacRae Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Carter and MacRae Elementary School.

What district is Carter and MacRae Elementary School in?

Lancaster School District

What schools do graduates of Carter and MacRae Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carter and MacRae Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reynolds Middle School
High : McCaskey Campus

What is the racial makeup of Carter and MacRae Elementary School?

Students at Carter and MacRae Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 27% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Carter and MacRae Elementary School a good school?

Carter and MacRae Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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