Middle Schools in Eastern Lancaster County School District

Summary:

The Eastern Lancaster County School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, Garden Spot Middle School, which serves students in grades 7-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 400 out of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2023-2024 to 553 out of 893 in 2022-2023.

Garden Spot Middle School's academic performance on PSSA tests has been mixed compared to district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math were lower than the district and state averages for all grades, 7th grade, and 8th grade. However, in the same year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts were lower than the district average but higher than the state average for all grades, 7th grade, and 8th grade. The school's performance in Science has also been variable, with some grades performing better than the state average but lower than the district average.

The school has a significant population of students from low-income families, with a 44.39% free and reduced-price lunch rate. This socioeconomic factor may be contributing to the school's academic performance challenges. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $21,554, which is an important consideration in understanding the resources available to support student learning.

District Detail

669 E Main St
New Holland, PA 17557-0609

(717) 354-1500

SchoolDigger Rank:
273^rd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,568

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garden Spot Middle School	Public	7-8	669 E Main St # 609	New Holland	17557	Lancaster County	Eastern Lancaster County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 354-1561	404	36	11.3	43.1%	311 (77.0%)	16 (4.0%)	49 (12.1%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	48	457^th of 873 public middle schools	47.7%		56.1	400^th of 891 public middle schools	55.1%	57	27.1	26.7	26.9	46.3	38.4	42.9	$23,468	$1,462	$22,005

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cocalico School District	3.42 mi	5	73^rd
Governor Mifflin School District	3.83 mi	6	444^th
Wilson School District	6.28 mi	8	191^st
Ephrata Area School District	7.65 mi	7	169^th
Conrad Weiser Area School District	9.19 mi	4	279^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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