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Enrollment
1,682
High
DISTRICT 760 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361668001488
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL
1 FORTON DR, LANCASTER, NY 14086 · (716) 686-3250 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,682 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
138 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
451 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 422 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 450 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 379 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 406 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 25 | 1% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
95.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 85.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,682 | 26.8% | 81.7% |
| SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,847 | 28.1% | 79.3% |
| WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMILLUS | 1,385 | 27.1% | 73.0% |
| HILTON HIGH SCHOOL HILTON | 1,358 | 24.2% | 82.3% |
| VICTOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VICTOR | 1,319 | 26.2% | 78.0% |
| CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL BALDWINSVILLE | 1,240 | 28.0% | 54.5% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #155 of 1,135 | #12 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #225 of 1,109 ▼ 75 | #17 of 51 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #74 of 1,135 ▲ 15 | #5 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,682 | #73 of 1,216 | #1 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #725 of 1,058 | #43 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #861 of 1,070 | #41 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #1,037 of 1,167 | #44 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #381 of 743 | #22 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,682
-80 (-5%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,279
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,682 | 137.9 | 12.2:1 | 27% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 1,646 | 136.3 | 12.1:1 | 26% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 1,652 | 134.8 | 12.3:1 | 24% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 1,762 | 136 | 13.0:1 | 23% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 1,903 | 130 | 14.6:1 | 24% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 1,937 | 129 | 15.0:1 | 20% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 1,986 | 145 | 13.7:1 | 14% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 1,737 | 113 | 15.4:1 | 12% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 1,279 | 83 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL.
About LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL
Students in LANCASTER, New York, attend LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school. It teaches 1,682 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 152% more students than the average for high schools in New York (about 668).
LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 7 schools; together they serve 5,321 students.
The share of White students at LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL is 88%. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 15 points above the 74% share among Erie County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
A staff of 137.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.2:1. The average for high schools in New York, 11.0:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%. The average for public schools in Erie County is 51%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 81.7% actual against 65.1% predicted.
For Erie County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $72,839, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 226 public schools and about 122,519 students.
HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.3 miles from LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 65.3% proficiency; LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL posts 81.7%.
The federal government classifies LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 80 students, from 1,762 to 1,682.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILLIAM STREET SCHOOLMiddle · 1,274 students
- LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 401 students
- COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 285 students
Other schools in LANCASTER
- WILLIAM STREET SCHOOLMiddle · 1,274 students
- LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 451 students
- COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 285 students
Other Lancaster High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lancaster High. LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Lancaster HighLancaster, CA · 2,688 students
- Lancaster High SchoolLANCASTER, TX · 2,255 students
- Lancaster High SchoolLancaster, OH · 1,995 students
- Lancaster HighLancaster, SC · 1,390 students
- Lancaster HighLancaster, VA · 402 students
Nearby schools
- HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 451
- JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 401
- COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 285
- HARRIS HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 452
- LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 876
- COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL?
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,682 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL?
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL?
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.