Middle Schools in Red Lion Area School District

Summary:

The Red Lion Area Junior High School is the sole middle school serving the Red Lion Area School District in Pennsylvania. The school has a mixed academic performance, with strengths in Science proficiency but lower-than-average scores in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) compared to state-level benchmarks.

Red Lion Area Junior High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 281 and 427 out of 873-893 Pennsylvania middle schools over the past few years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's Science proficiency rates are higher than the state average, reaching 58.5% in 2023-2024, its Math proficiency ranges from 29.6% to 36.6% and ELA proficiency from 44.9% to 53.6% for different grade levels and years. The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 46.27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

The school's performance is generally lower than the state averages, and the district's overall ranking is in the middle range at 339 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania, with a 2-star rating. However, the school's relatively low dropout rate of 1.4% in 2023-2024 is a positive indicator, suggesting that the school is able to retain a significant portion of its student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $16,457, which may be an area to consider in relation to the school's academic performance.

District Detail

Red Lion Area Education Center
Red Lion, PA 17356-9185

(717) 244-4518

SchoolDigger Rank:
339^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 4,546

Primary Schools: 6
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
Red Lion Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	200 Country Club Rd	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-1448	747	62	12.1	45.6%	599 (80.2%)	39 (5.2%)	72 (9.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	64.6	281^st of 873 public middle schools	67.8%		56.1	401^st of 891 public middle schools	55.0%	120	36.6	35.1	35.9	53.6	46.7	50.3	$20,657	$334	$20,323

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dallastown Area School District	4.11 mi	8
South Eastern School District	5.58 mi	6	263^rd
Southern York County School District	6.16 mi	5	133^rd
York County School of Technology	7.16 mi	1	468^th
York Suburban School District	8.48 mi	6	52^nd

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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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