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
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#405 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)35%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
57%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)87%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
4%
% Hispanic
13%
17%
% Black
3%
20%
% White
77%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
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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