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Wickersham Elementary School

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Wickersham Elementary School ranks 796 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

796^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Wickersham Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 397 students. The school stands out within the Lancaster School District for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA test scores across all grades and subjects.

Wickersham's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts for all grades were 48.1% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 22.4% and 27.6% for the Lancaster School District, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in the Hispanic student subgroup, ranking 59th out of 429 Pennsylvania elementary schools in Math and 150th out of 454 in English Language Arts for the 2024-2025 school year. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Wickersham's performance in this subgroup is relatively strong, ranking 332nd out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools in Math and 732nd out of 1,432 in English Language Arts for the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Lancaster School District, such as Price Elementary School, King Elementary School, and Carter and MacRae Elementary School, Wickersham outperforms them in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates. However, Wharton Elementary School, also part of the Lancaster School District, performs similarly to Wickersham. When compared to schools outside the district, such as Schaeffer School and Brecht School in the Manheim Township School District, Wickersham's performance is significantly lower.

402

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,194

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 N Reservoir St
Lancaster, PA 17602-2447

(717) 291-6291

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Wickersham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	McCaskey Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

14.4%

White:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lancaster School District

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

796^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	51.5	796 of 1511	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	995 of 1526	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1008 of 1534	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1055 of 1534	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1101 of 1433	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	910 of 1544	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1039 of 1530	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	1108 of 1547	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	1142 of 1554	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.3	910 of 1474	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.0	840 of 1467	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.6	1044 of 1519	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	1177 of 1599	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.3	1092 of 1597	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	1156 of 1579	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	1290 of 1549	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.9	1020 of 1551	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.4	1380 of 1555	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.8	1282 of 1545	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.4	1094 of 1299	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.4	1147 of 1308	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.3	979 of 1302	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	75.8	27 of 200	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	46 of 196	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	924 of 1466	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1038 of 1488	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	59 of 429	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	150 of 454	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	144 of 432	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	332 of 1369	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	732 of 1432	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	665 of 1414	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	651 of 1475	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	864 of 1495	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math48%+6 vs state

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The teachers at Wickersham are wonderful and hard working. My son who currently attends, loves all of the teachers he has had at Wickersham. However, the principal of the school dampens the school setting. Every time I or anyother parent tries to contact him, he is either out of the school or in a meeting. Forget trying to get him to call you back it will never happen. On more than one occasion I have seen him be little a employee infront of parents or students. In the 8 years my children have attended this school I have only seen him show up twice at either parent conferences or at other school functions. Like I said my son loves going to school here everyday and learns so much. If only they had a principal that matched the hard work and enthusiam of the staff at Wickersham. Close Quote

Schools Near Wickersham Elementary School

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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
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	402	34	11.8	98.8%	43 (10.7%)	58 (14.4%)	238 (59.2%)	30 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	51.5	796^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.3%		41.3	995^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.8%	199	52.6	40.8	51.1	48.1	45.6	48.2	51.1	48.1	$26,194	$3,828	$22,366
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	308	28	11.0	85.4%	34 (11.0%)	59 (19.2%)	188 (61.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	28.9	1098^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.8	1166^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.6%	68	46.7	28.6	18.4	32.0	40.0	45.3	18.4	35.2	$25,641	$4,020	$21,620
Schaeffer School	Public	K-4	875 Pleasure Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 392-6797	318	23	13.8	42.5%	194 (61.0%)	25 (7.9%)	51 (16.0%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)	84.3	213^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.9%		74.6	407^th of 1526 public elementary schools	73.3%	194	81.3	64.7		73.7	72.9	66.7		70.0	$16,873	$110	$16,763
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
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
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
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
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
Brecht School	Public	K-4	1250 Lititz Pike	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 291-1733	236	17	13.7	50.4%	118 (50.0%)	13 (5.5%)	57 (24.2%)	20 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.9%)	73.6	410^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.9%		71.7	456^th of 1526 public elementary schools	70.1%	46	73.1	64.3		68.7	53.7	63.4		58.5	$17,262	$126	$17,137
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wickersham Elementary School

What district is Wickersham Elementary School in?

Lancaster School District

What is the racial makeup of Wickersham Elementary School?

Students at Wickersham Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

Is Wickersham Elementary School a good school?

Wickersham Elementary School ranks 796^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wickersham Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wickersham Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : McCaskey Campus

How many students attend Wickersham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Wickersham Elementary School.

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