Lancaster School District

Summary:

The Lancaster School District in Pennsylvania is home to 19 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving a diverse student population. The data reveals stark performance disparities between the highest and lowest-performing schools, with Wickersham Elementary School and Wharton Elementary School standing out for their exceptional academic results, significantly outpacing the district and state averages.

Across the district, there is a clear correlation between socioeconomic status and student performance, with schools serving higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tending to have lower proficiency rates on standardized tests. This raises concerns about equity and access to quality education within the Lancaster School District. Additionally, the data highlights opportunities for improvement, such as raising math proficiency rates and reducing dropout levels at some schools.

While the data provides a detailed look at the schools, further analysis and collaboration with school leaders and the community would be helpful to fully understand the factors influencing the observed outcomes and develop strategies to support student success across all schools in the Lancaster School District.

District Detail

251 S Prince St
Lancaster, PA 17603

(717) 291-6121

SchoolDigger Rank:
506^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,032

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	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
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	283	30	9.5	100.0%	39 (13.8%)	46 (16.3%)	172 (60.8%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)	19.9	1228^th of 1534 public elementary schools	19.9%		9.2	1364^th of 1534 public elementary schools	11.1%	136				32.6	15.8	18.8				23.0	60.5		60.5	33.4	27.0	41.4				33.3	$20,414	$2,840	$17,574
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Fremont St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6183	427	38	11.3	100.0%	49 (11.5%)	62 (14.5%)	260 (60.9%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	14.5	1283^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	16.4%		14.9	1271^st of 1534 public elementary schools	17.1%	12				24.6	17.4	15.6				19.7	60.9		60.9	25.0	18.2	33.3				25.3	$21,774	$2,861	$18,913
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	283	19	14.8	100.0%	32 (11.3%)	29 (10.2%)	175 (61.8%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.4%)	42.8	979^th of 1534 public elementary schools	36.2%		49.6	903^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	41.1%	76				27.0	43.6	33.3				34.7	74.3		74.3	50.0	53.8	47.6				50.4	$21,549	$3,279	$18,271
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	487	41	12.0	100.0%	6 (1.2%)	46 (9.4%)	419 (86.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	12.2	1312^th of 1534 public elementary schools	14.5%		12.6	1302^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	15.1%	10				15.7	17.2	17.6				16.8	52.9		52.9	24.6	24.3	26.9				25.3	$22,057	$3,556	$18,501
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	326	25	13.3	100.0%	140 (42.9%)	26 (8.0%)	120 (36.8%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)	54.4	797^th of 1534 public elementary schools	48.0%		47.3	939^th of 1534 public elementary schools	38.8%	142				43.1	45.6	33.4				41.1	76.1		76.1	52.0	65.2	67.5				61.0	$20,389	$3,296	$17,094
Wickersham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6291	360	31	11.8	100.0%	36 (10.0%)	54 (15.0%)	212 (58.9%)	32 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	40.6	1008^th of 1534 public elementary schools	34.3%		37.4	1055^th of 1534 public elementary schools	31.2%	47				58.9	29.1	28.0				37.2	75.0		75.0	44.8	51.1	40.0				45.1	$19,534	$3,315	$16,220
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6166	349	30	11.8	100.0%	38 (10.9%)	61 (17.5%)	216 (61.9%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	11.6	1330^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.3%		10	1343^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	12.5%	13				30.9	21.9	13.3				21.9	47.5		47.5	22.0	17.0	22.2				20.5	$17,824	$2,771	$15,052
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	431 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6161	506	48	10.4	96.6%	16 (3.2%)	88 (17.4%)	371 (73.3%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	10.8	785^th of 893 public middle schools	12.1%		8.5	817^th of 883 public middle schools	7.5%	32							3.6	9.9	3.2	5.3		26.8	26.8				19.0	27.2	25.3	23.1	$26,158	$3,672	$22,486
Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W Walnut St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6257	527	52	10.1	91.7%	92 (17.5%)	74 (14.0%)	317 (60.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	32	610^th of 893 public middle schools	31.7%		24.3	644^th of 883 public middle schools	27.1%	34							16.3	19.7	18.7	18.2		40.3	40.3				39.1	43.9	40.5	41.3	$26,612	$4,286	$22,326
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Lehigh Ave	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6187	491	49	10.0	92.9%	43 (8.8%)	84 (17.1%)	301 (61.3%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	22.9	669^th of 893 public middle schools	25.1%		21	667^th of 883 public middle schools	24.5%	2							12.2	10.6	14.4	12.4		35.1	35.1				35.3	40.8	32.6	36.1	$25,410	$3,065	$22,345
McCaskey Campus	Public	9-12	445 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6211	2,620	180	14.5	87.9%	389 (14.8%)	458 (17.5%)	1,534 (58.5%)	91 (3.5%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (5.6%)	21	549^th of 674 public high schools	18.5%		12.1	561^st of 634 public high schools	11.5%	12	6.3	29.2	51.1																		$20,905	$2,577	$18,328
Phoenix Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	630 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 735-7860	306	0		95.4%	13 (4.2%)	55 (18.0%)	216 (70.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	2.8	671^st of 674 public high schools	0.4%					(n/a)	0.0	3.3	16.7																		$23,872	$2,065	$21,807
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	466 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6178	389	39	10.1	100.0%	16 (4.1%)	62 (15.9%)	280 (72.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	11.1	1339^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.7%		16.7	1247^th of 1534 public elementary schools	18.7%	92				22.0	17.5	8.9				16.1	50.0		50.0	30.5	20.5	23.2				25.3	$22,879	$3,563	$19,316
Price Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Fairview Ave	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6252	392	35	11.1	100.0%	22 (5.6%)	74 (18.9%)	262 (66.8%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	21.6	1207^th of 1534 public elementary schools	21.3%		13.9	1290^th of 1534 public elementary schools	15.9%	83				27.0	18.8	26.9				24.3	73.0		73.0	19.6	25.0	37.7				27.6	$20,320	$3,039	$17,281
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	418	41	10.3	92.8%	36 (8.6%)	99 (23.7%)	246 (58.9%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	8.9	1377^th of 1534 public elementary schools	10.2%		9.3	1354^th of 1534 public elementary schools	11.7%	23				14.7	13.9	11.8				13.6	45.8		45.8	21.3	22.5	23.6				22.4	$25,114	$3,715	$21,399
Wheatland Middle School	Public	6-8	919 Hamilton Park Dr	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6285	445	49	9.1	92.6%	63 (14.2%)	55 (12.4%)	263 (59.1%)	32 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	15.4	730^th of 893 public middle schools	18.3%		17.5	704^th of 883 public middle schools	20.3%	26							12.6	10.5	7.9	10.2		36.5	36.5				17.5	24.1	27.3	23.1	$23,102	$3,511	$19,591
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	447	29	15.6	100.0%	105 (23.5%)	65 (14.5%)	212 (47.4%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.5%)	24.4	1176^th of 1534 public elementary schools	23.3%		31.9	1102^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	28.2%	74				35.7	18.3	21.1				24.9	55.0		55.0	50.0	31.2	40.4				40.2	$18,032	$2,472	$15,560
Burrowes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 E Orange St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6159	304	27	11.2	92.1%	38 (12.5%)	38 (12.5%)	201 (66.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	26.8	1154^th of 1534 public elementary schools	24.8%		28.5	1127^th of 1534 public elementary schools	26.5%	27				38.5	27.7	25.7				30.6	61.7		61.7	43.6	30.5	40.0				37.5	$21,915	$3,210	$18,705
Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6193	672	55	12.2	99.9%	74 (11.0%)	132 (19.6%)	374 (55.7%)	43 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (7.1%)	18	1244^th of 1534 public elementary schools	18.9%		22.1	1197^th of 1534 public elementary schools	22.0%	47				22.3	18.1	26.8	19.7	7.5	12.5	17.9	55.7	26.8	41.9	23.8	32.8	26.8	36.1	33.3	34.5	31.1	$19,612	$2,631	$16,982

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
La Academia Partnership Charter School	0.78 mi	1	599^th
Manheim Township School District	1.35 mi	9	79^th
Hempfield School District	2.93 mi	10	94^th
Penn Manor School District	3.04 mi	10	92^nd
Conestoga Valley School District	4.4 mi	6	293^rd

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