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Red Lion Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 737 students in Red Lion Area 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 Red Lion Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% 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
8 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
4,752 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
347 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Red Lion Area 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 86% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#421 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
57%

Graduation Rate
86%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.65
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
41 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
402 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
17%
# Black Students
262 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
6%
20%
# White Students
3,760 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
79%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
284 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
325
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
365
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
367
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
356
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
367
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
386
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
403
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
353
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
383
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
416
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
345
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
368
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
318
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,637 in this school district is less 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 $19,521 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$98 MM
$39,541 MM

Spending
$93 MM
$38,578 MM

Revenue / Student
$20,637
$23,696

Spending / Student
$19,521
$23,119

Best Red Lion Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Red Lion Area Junior High School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 Country Club Rd
Red Lion, PA 17356
(717) 244-1448
Red Lion, PA 17356
(717) 244-1448
Grades: 7-8
| 737 students
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