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Reynolds Middle School

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Reynolds Middle School ranks 597 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Reynolds Middle School is a public middle school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving 504 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lancaster School District, which is ranked 491 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Reynolds Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools, with only 16.6% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 22.4% in the Lancaster School District. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Reynolds Middle School has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 3.8% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average.

While the challenges faced by Reynolds Middle School are not unique within the Lancaster School District, the stark contrast with higher-performing nearby districts, such as Manheim Township School District and Hempfield School District, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to improve outcomes for the students at Reynolds Middle School.

511

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,565

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 W Walnut St
Lancaster, PA 17603-3383

(717) 291-6257

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Reynolds Middle School usually attend:

High:

McCaskey Campus

Feeder schools for Reynolds Middle School:

Elementary:	Carter and MacRae Elementary School
	Fulton Elementary School
	Ross Elementary School
	Wharton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

White:

17.2%

African American:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lancaster School District

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 25 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

597^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle 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	29.8	597 of 873	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	615 of 891	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	610 of 893	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	644 of 883	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	650 of 797	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	663 of 891	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	665 of 861	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	704 of 877	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	652 of 870	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	675 of 835	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	616 of 728	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	629 of 758	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	747 of 834	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	768 of 825	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.7	741 of 805	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	704 of 770	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	678 of 753	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	647 of 749	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	630 of 736	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	601 of 687	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	595 of 663	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.2	578 of 643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	309 of 393	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	227 of 408	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	311 of 421	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	470 of 643	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	461 of 672	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	431 of 660	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	120 of 145	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	92 of 150	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	71 of 143	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	584 of 835	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	625 of 860	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	232 of 348	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	231 of 362	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	210 of 362	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	599 of 843	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	585 of 877	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	515 of 874	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	575 of 839	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	581 of 870	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	107 of 174	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	89 of 199	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	104 of 649	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	183 of 673	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	147 of 681	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)84th percentile+52 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-12 vs state

Math17%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Very good at teaching my kids what to do also giving them many opportunities but they could work on other things making sure less people should bully others but other than that there fine Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W Walnut St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6257	511	44	11.6	87.5%	88 (17.2%)	77 (15.1%)	295 (57.7%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	29.8	597^th of 873 public middle schools	31.6%		30.7	615^th of 891 public middle schools	31.0%	18		19.9	20.4	9.4	16.6		36.0	38.3	36.0	36.8	$25,565	$3,980	$21,585
Wheatland Middle School	Public	6-8	919 Hamilton Park Dr	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6285	453	47	9.6	85.2%	74 (16.3%)	76 (16.8%)	240 (53.0%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	18.3	691^st of 873 public middle schools	20.8%		22.1	674^th of 891 public middle schools	24.4%	17		13.2	15.1	15.4	14.6		21.3	25.3	22.2	22.9	$31,516	$4,255	$27,261
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	431 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6161	524	51	10.2	84.5%	19 (3.6%)	99 (18.9%)	380 (72.5%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	11.6	767^th of 873 public middle schools	12.1%		12.6	764^th of 891 public middle schools	14.3%	3		14.5	8.6	4.1	9.2		20.4	17.1	13.6	17.1	$28,842	$4,032	$24,810
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Lehigh Ave	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6187	465	51	9.1	94.4%	49 (10.5%)	82 (17.6%)	291 (62.6%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	22.7	653^rd of 873 public middle schools	25.2%		23	667^th of 891 public middle schools	25.1%	14		23.9	11.1	12.5	16.1		33.8	25.2	26.4	28.6	$28,557	$3,874	$24,683
Manor Middle School	Public	7-8	2950 Charlestown Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9510	472	33	14.1	51.5%	273 (57.8%)	27 (5.7%)	121 (25.6%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	82	126^th of 873 public middle schools	85.6%		83.3	114^th of 891 public middle schools	87.2%	12			44.9	45.6	45.3			60.4	62.9	61.7	$15,155	$496	$14,659
Landis Run Intermediate School	Public	5-6	25 Blue Streak Boulevard	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 581-9124	929	62	15.1	34.0%	539 (58.0%)	54 (5.8%)	172 (18.5%)	105 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)								(n/a)	62.9	57.2			60.0	69.2	69.2			69.2	$15,041	$123	$14,918
Centerville Middle School	Public	7-8	865 Centerville Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5580	559	47	12.0	99.5%	365 (65.3%)	26 (4.7%)	119 (21.3%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	85	104^th of 873 public middle schools	88.1%		81.6	128^th of 891 public middle schools	85.6%	24			52.3	47.6	49.8			66.7	58.6	62.3	$17,639	$418	$17,221
Manheim Township Middle School	Public	7-8	School Road	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 560-3111	914	73	12.5	33.6%	563 (61.6%)	38 (4.2%)	150 (16.4%)	87 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	87	96^th of 873 public middle schools	89.0%		87.2	84^th of 891 public middle schools	90.6%	12			50.0	46.4	48.2			71.3	62.9	67.1	$16,552	$406	$16,147
Gerald G Huesken Middle School	Public	6-8	2114 Horseshoe Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 397-1294	851	73	11.7	55.3%	457 (53.7%)	74 (8.7%)	214 (25.1%)	58 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.4%)	64.9	277^th of 873 public middle schools	68.3%		62	338^th of 891 public middle schools	62.1%	61		38.6	34.8	43.1	38.8		46.2	50.0	57.6	51.2	$18,234	$709	$17,525
Martin Meylin Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Book Rd	Lampeter	17537	Lancaster County	Lampeter-Strasburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 464-3311	686	44	15.4	29.0%	539 (78.6%)	20 (2.9%)	78 (11.4%)	19 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	79	145^th of 873 public middle schools	83.4%		82.6	120^th of 891 public middle schools	86.5%	25		48.2	40.9	48.6	45.8		56.0	67.4	61.8	61.8	$17,066	$447	$16,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Reynolds Middle School

What district is Reynolds Middle School in?

Lancaster School District

What is the racial makeup of Reynolds Middle School?

Students at Reynolds Middle School are 58% Hispanic, 17% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Reynolds Middle School attend?

Students who attend Reynolds Middle School usually go on to attend McCaskey Campus

How many students attend Reynolds Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Reynolds Middle School.

Is Reynolds Middle School a good school?

Reynolds Middle School ranks 597^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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