For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 392 students in Eastern Lancaster County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Eastern Lancaster County School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,667 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
221 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Eastern Lancaster County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#405 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
57%
Graduation Rate
88%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.65
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
75 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
3%
4%
# Hispanic Students
346 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
17%
# Black Students
89 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
2,058 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
77%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
93 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
162
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
189
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
179
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
219
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
173
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
201
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
239
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
188
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
204
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
259
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
225
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
225
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
204
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,982 is higher than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,755 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$64 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$66 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,982
$23,696
Spending / Student
$24,755
$23,119
Best Eastern Lancaster County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Garden Spot Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
669 E Main St # 609
New Holland, PA 17557
(717) 354-1561
New Holland, PA 17557
(717) 354-1561
Grades: 7-8
| 392 students
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