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Martin School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Martin School is an elementary school located in Lancaster, PA, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 650 students. It is part of the Lancaster School District, which is ranked 491 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Martin School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools, ranking between 1100-1300 out of around 1500 schools over the past 10 years.

Martin School significantly underperforms compared to the Lancaster School District and the state of Pennsylvania on standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.7% of all Martin School students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 22.4% for the Lancaster School District and 41.7% statewide. Similarly, only 27% of Martin School students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 27.6% for the district and 48.5% statewide. This academic underperformance is consistent across all grade levels and subject areas. Martin School also has relatively high dropout rates compared to state averages, ranging from 1.4% to 3.8% over the past few years, while the state average is typically below 1%.

When comparing Martin School to other elementary schools within the Lancaster School District, it becomes clear that Martin School is an outlier in terms of academic performance. Schools like Fulton Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, and Smith-Wade-Elementary all outperform Martin School on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts. The data also reveals a stark contrast between Martin School and elementary schools in the neighboring Penn Manor School District, such as Hambright Elementary and Eshleman Elementary, which consistently rank in the top half of Pennsylvania elementary schools and have much higher academic proficiency rates.

623

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,314

Per pupil spending ?

104.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Wabank Rd
Lancaster, PA 17603-6433

(717) 291-6193

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Martin School usually attend:

Middle:	Wheatland Middle School
High:	McCaskey Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.2%

African American:

20.5%

White:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,195^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

592^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1195 of 1511	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1257 of 1526	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1244 of 1534	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1197 of 1534	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1189 of 1433	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1172 of 1544	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1153 of 1530	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	1163 of 1547	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.5	1117 of 1554	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	1144 of 1474	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	1216 of 1467	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	1174 of 1519	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	1207 of 1599	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.4	1227 of 1597	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.5	1061 of 1579	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	1060 of 1549	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.8	1212 of 1551	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.4	1202 of 1555	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.3	1085 of 1545	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.2	1027 of 1299	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	60.5	597 of 1308	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	44.4	834 of 1302	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	203 of 413	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	181 of 437	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	169 of 437	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1227 of 1466	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1260 of 1488	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	257 of 429	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	310 of 454	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	273 of 432	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1042 of 1369	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1149 of 1432	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1135 of 1414	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1097 of 1475	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1200 of 1495	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	592 of 873	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	677 of 891	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	677 of 893	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	674 of 883	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	661 of 797	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	643 of 891	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	619 of 861	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.4	588 of 877	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	611 of 870	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	593 of 835	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	154 of 393	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	165 of 408	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	229 of 421	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	607 of 835	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	655 of 860	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	177 of 348	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	264 of 362	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	253 of 362	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	531 of 843	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	643 of 877	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	636 of 874	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	549 of 839	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	680 of 870	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)51st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)61st percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-22 vs state

Math26%-16 vs state

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 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
Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6193	623	53	11.7	104.3%	86 (13.8%)	128 (20.5%)	319 (51.2%)	38 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.2%)	20.3	1195^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.1	1257^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.6%	62	44.1	32.8	20.0	9.7	24.4	23.5	25.7	25.4	19.0	16.7	39.6	28.9	32.7	27.0	$23,314	$3,582	$19,733
Eshleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	545 Leaman Ave	Millersville	17551	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9540	337	18	18.2	46.6%	216 (64.1%)	25 (7.4%)	60 (17.8%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	84.6	204^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.5%		86.5	158^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.6%	46	68.2	72.5	78.5	64.1			70.9	61.3	62.1	64.7	77.3			66.5	$14,460	$280	$14,180
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6166	339	31	10.9	98.8%	39 (11.5%)	55 (16.2%)	214 (63.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	28	1104^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.9%		30	1107^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.5%	3	46.8	38.3	24.5				36.6	29.8	34.0	28.9				30.9	$24,842	$3,737	$21,105
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	397	33	12.0	103.0%	103 (25.9%)	58 (14.6%)	182 (45.8%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.6%)	37.5	997^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.0%		32.4	1087^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.8%	90	39.6	43.5	18.0				34.7	48.2	49.2	31.4				43.6	$21,663	$3,452	$18,211
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Fremont St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6183	437	40	10.9	102.1%	59 (13.5%)	73 (16.7%)	250 (57.2%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	15.1	1271^st of 1511 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.1	1270^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.8%	1	28.4	26.2	20.4				24.9	26.9	23.1	18.7				22.8	$26,173	$3,873	$22,300
Price Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 S. West End Avenue	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6252	331	37	8.9	107.6%	21 (6.3%)	64 (19.3%)	214 (64.7%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	14.7	1278^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.4%		17.3	1254^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.8%	24	31.1	33.3	8.0				24.0	19.7	30.7	18.0				22.0	$25,299	$3,823	$21,476
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
Hambright Elementary School	Public	K-6	3000 Charlestown Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9503	574	41	13.8	66.4%	266 (46.3%)	71 (12.4%)	135 (23.5%)	68 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	67.9	508^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.4%		68.2	530^th of 1526 public elementary schools	65.3%	22	65.0	61.3	59.4	50.0			58.7	49.4	48.0	52.5	59.0			52.3	$15,446	$1,167	$14,279
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin School

What district is Martin School in?

Lancaster School District

Is Martin School a good school?

Martin School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Martin School attend?

Students who attend Martin School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wheatland Middle School
High : McCaskey Campus

What is the racial makeup of Martin School?

Students at Martin School are 51% Hispanic, 21% African American, 14% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Martin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Martin School.

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