Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHEIM TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421458000505
Brecht School
1250 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 · (717) 291-1733 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
119 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 19% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 59% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Manheim Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
68.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 62.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where Brecht School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #388 of 1,396 | #15 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #298 of 1,511 | #9 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #478 of 1,511 | #22 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #1,447 of 1,638 | #64 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #989 of 1,528 | #39 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #160 of 1,531 | #5 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #325 of 1,045 | #20 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
236
-55 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.2:1
% White
50%
was 62%
% Hispanic
24%
was 21%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
8%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 236 | 17.2 | 13.7:1 | 50% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 16.7 | 14.6:1 | 49% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 44% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 20.6 | 14.2:1 | 44% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brecht School.
About Brecht School
Brecht School runs as a small elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school had 236 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Manheim Township SD includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 5,992 students.
At Brecht School, the largest share of students is White, at 50%. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 6% Black. Census figures show Lancaster County is about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Brecht School total 17.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 50%.
Brecht School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.0% and a predicted 56.0%.
In Lancaster County (population about 557,931), the median household income is $86,959, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Brecht School is one of 114 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Ross Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Brecht School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Brecht School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Brecht School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2017-18, the school had 55 fewer students in 2024-25. Over that span, the White share moved 12 points, to 50%.
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Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manheim Township SD
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Reidenbaugh Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Nitrauer SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Bucher SchoolElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Elementary School0.5 mi · 281
- Schaeffer School0.9 mi · 318
- Wharton Elementary School0.9 mi · 327
- McCaskey Campus1.2 mi · 2,600
- Wickersham Elementary School1.2 mi · 402
- Reynolds Middle School1.3 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Brecht SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brecht School?
Brecht School enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Brecht School serve?
Brecht School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Brecht School have?
Brecht School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Brecht School?
Student demographics at Brecht School are roughly 50% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Brecht School in?
Brecht School is part of Manheim Township SD.
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