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Phoenix Academy

Q: Is Phoenix Academy a good school?

Phoenix Academy ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Q: How many students attend Phoenix Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Phoenix Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Academy?

Students at Phoenix Academy are 68% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% White.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Phoenix Academy is a public magnet high school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 290 students. The school is part of the Lancaster School District, which is ranked 491 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phoenix Academy consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Pennsylvania, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across various standardized tests. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 76.1% and 87.9%, which is lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state and district averages. The school serves a high-need population, with 93.79% to 96.46% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $22,843 to $24,613, the school's academic performance remains a concern.

In comparison, the nearby schools, such as McCaskey Campus, Warwick Senior High School, Hempfield Senior High School, and Manheim Township High School, generally perform much better academically and have higher graduation rates. These schools also serve student populations with lower percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating they serve more affluent communities. The challenges faced by Phoenix Academy may be reflective of broader educational challenges in the local area, as evidenced by the similarly low performance of the nearby La Academia Partnership Charter School.

305

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,978

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

630 Rockland St
Lancaster, PA 17602-4524

(717) 735-7860

District: Lancaster School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

African American:

18.4%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (8% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (73% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg32%

Pennsylvania avg52%

669^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2019	2.9	891 of 891	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	856 of 861	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	843 of 877	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	868 of 870	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	823 of 835	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	727 of 728	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.5	754 of 758	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	834 of 834	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	824 of 825	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	805 of 805	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	669 of 681	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	686 of 686	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	671 of 674	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	519 of 537	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	690 of 693	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	672 of 673	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.4	638 of 663	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.5	670 of 677	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.7	672 of 680	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.2	580 of 580	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.5	587 of 591	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.6	664 of 664	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.7	659 of 660	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.6	649 of 649	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	650 of 657	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	663 of 665	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	278 of 287	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	273 of 274	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	250 of 252	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	634 of 651	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	664 of 664	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	648 of 652	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	650 of 660	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	662 of 662	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature19%-43 vs state

Biology5%-44 vs state

Algebra I0%-44 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Don’t work for this company or send your kids here. They take advantage of their employees every opportunity they have. They pay well below the industry average and seldom offer raises. Abnormally high annual employee turnover rates. Extremely low employee morale. Leadership is disconnected from staff and students. Executive Director (whatever that is?) is not certified as a Principal or a Teacher. Principal is not certified as a Principal. How does that work?? This is a “company”, not a “school”, and a bad one at that. Make no mistake about it, profits here come before anything else. In the process of exposing multiple, documented instances of unethical and illegal activities. Forging attendance records. Changing failing grades to passing grades. Manipulating graduation numbers/rates to maximize funding. Hostile work environment. Workplace bullying claims to HR go unanswered and swept under the carpet. No supplies ever on hand for teachers and students, copier/printer rarely functions, yet somehow the leadership team and their “chosen few” regularly have questionably expensive lunches, paid for by the “company credit card”. Wings are their favorite. Paid little to no attention to federal, state and SDOL safety mandates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Some on the leadership team don’t even understand square footage or how to calculate it. Stay away from this toxic wasteland at all costs. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Phoenix Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	630 Rockland St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	Yes	No	No	(717) 735-7860	305	25	12.2	89.2%	14 (4.6%)	56 (18.4%)	207 (67.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	2	669^th of 681 public high schools	1.8%		1.5	686^th of 686 public high schools	0.0%	17	0.0	4.9	18.6									$23,978	$3,818	$20,161
La Academia Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	30 N Ann Street	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	La Academia Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 295-7763	196	18	10.8	102.0%	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	164 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	1.2	680^th of 681 public high schools	0.1%		4.1	648^th of 686 public high schools	5.5%	32	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31.3	7.7	3.2	11.0	$17,780	$2,875	$14,905
McCaskey Campus	Public	9-12	445 N Reservoir St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6211	2,600	175	14.8	89.0%	364 (14.0%)	458 (17.6%)	1,523 (58.6%)	94 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	159 (6.1%)	25.1	525^th of 681 public high schools	22.9%		25.7	529^th of 686 public high schools	22.9%	4	20.6	34.1	50.5									$22,511	$3,436	$19,075
Penn Manor High School	Public	9-12	East Cottage Avenue	Millersville	17551	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-9520	1,807	113	15.9	49.6%	1,235 (68.3%)	130 (7.2%)	333 (18.4%)	52 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	53 (2.9%)	85.1	79^th of 681 public high schools	88.4%		78.4	126^th of 686 public high schools	81.6%	47	74.3	65.6	74.7									$16,003	$187	$15,816
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow St	Public	9-12	1730 Hans Herr Drive	Willow Street	17854	Lancaster County	Lancaster County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(717) 464-7050	26	24	1.0	88.5%	15 (57.7%)	3 (11.5%)	4 (15.4%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)
Conestoga Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	2110 Horseshoe Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 397-5231	1,304	84	15.5	46.6%	720 (55.2%)	100 (7.7%)	330 (25.3%)	62 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (6.8%)	64.9	254^th of 681 public high schools	62.7%		72.2	185^th of 686 public high schools	73.0%	69	51.2	49.9	69.6									$18,864	$580	$18,285
Lampeter-Strasburg Senior High School	Public	9-12	1600 Book Rd	Lampeter	17537	Lancaster County	Lampeter-Strasburg School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 464-3311	890	60	14.8	28.7%	691 (77.6%)	22 (2.5%)	116 (13.0%)	23 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	88.4	59^th of 681 public high schools	91.3%		85.9	73^rd of 686 public high schools	89.4%	14	71.8	77.6	75.0									$20,466	$323	$20,143
Manheim Township High School	Public	9-12	School Road	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 560-3097	1,953	122	15.9	32.5%	1,221 (62.5%)	113 (5.8%)	328 (16.8%)	183 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (5.4%)	85.9	71^st of 681 public high schools	89.6%		78.1	130^th of 686 public high schools	81.0%	59	67.9	66.8	78.7									$15,976	$398	$15,578
Hempfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Stanley Ave	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5510	2,281	138	16.5	40.6%	1,503 (65.9%)	149 (6.5%)	423 (18.5%)	97 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (4.7%)	84.6	83^rd of 681 public high schools	87.8%		86.8	64^th of 686 public high schools	90.7%	19	68.9	68.6	73.8									$17,060	$414	$16,646
Warwick Senior High School	Public	9-12	301 W Orange St	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Warwick School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-3706	1,241	89	13.9	33.5%	1,010 (81.4%)	28 (2.3%)	126 (10.2%)	35 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (3.1%)	88.8	58^th of 681 public high schools	91.5%		85.5	78^th of 686 public high schools	88.6%	20	68.9	71.5	81.0									$18,281	$1,111	$17,169

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix Academy

What district is Phoenix Academy in?

Lancaster School District

Is Phoenix Academy a good school?

Phoenix Academy ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Phoenix Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Phoenix Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Academy?

Students at Phoenix Academy are 68% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% White.

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