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Wheatland Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Wheatland Middle School is a public middle school in Lancaster School District, serving 448 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools in academic performance. On the 2024-2025 PSSA tests, only 14.6% of Wheatland students were proficient or better in math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 22.4% in the district.

Wheatland Middle School also has relatively high dropout rates and a very high percentage (over 86%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While the school has a low student-teacher ratio, it spends more per student than the state average, suggesting the need for more targeted interventions and support. Nearby middle schools in the Lancaster School District, such as Jackson Middle School and Lincoln Middle School, also perform poorly on academic measures and have similar socioeconomic profiles.

In contrast, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Martin Meylin Middle School in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District and Centerville Middle School in the Hempfield School District, significantly outperform Wheatland Middle School on academic measures and have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the challenges faced by Wheatland Middle School will require targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for its students.

453

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,516

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

919 Hamilton Park Dr
Lancaster, PA 17603-4914

(717) 291-6285

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Wheatland Middle School usually attend:

High:

McCaskey Campus

Feeder schools for Wheatland Middle School:

Elementary:	Hamilton Elementary School
	Lafayette Elementary School
	Martin School
	Smith-Wade-Elementary Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.0%

African American:

16.8%

White:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

691^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	18.3	691 of 873	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	674 of 891	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	730 of 893	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	704 of 883	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	689 of 797	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	725 of 891	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	658 of 861	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	647 of 877	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	661 of 870	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	629 of 835	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	602 of 728	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	623 of 758	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	720 of 834	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	748 of 825	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	723 of 805	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	682 of 770	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.4	652 of 753	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	613 of 749	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	600 of 736	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	611 of 687	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.2	593 of 663	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.5	515 of 643	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	281 of 393	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	264 of 408	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	371 of 421	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	131 of 138	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	135 of 145	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	542 of 643	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	489 of 672	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	598 of 660	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	139 of 145	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	77 of 150	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	122 of 143	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	688 of 835	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	653 of 860	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	258 of 348	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	246 of 362	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	304 of 362	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	682 of 843	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	640 of 877	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	699 of 874	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	656 of 839	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	673 of 870	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	189 of 199	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	474 of 649	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	406 of 673	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	408 of 681	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-26 vs state

Math15%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Wheatland Middle 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Landisville Intrmd Center	Public	4-6	330 Mumma Drive	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5590	474	32	15.0	31.2%	327 (69.0%)	21 (4.4%)	70 (14.8%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)								(n/a)	68.8	65.3	65.5			66.5	67.9	62.8	68.2			66.1	$16,460	$386	$16,074

Frequently Asked Questions about Wheatland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wheatland Middle School?

Students at Wheatland Middle School are 53% Hispanic, 17% African American, 16% White, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wheatland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Wheatland Middle School.

Is Wheatland Middle School a good school?

Wheatland Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What district is Wheatland Middle School in?

Lancaster School District

What high school do graduates of Wheatland Middle School attend?

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

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