Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHEIM TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421458006733
Bucher School
450 Candlewyck Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601 · (717) 569-4291 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
160 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 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (88).
Student demographics
62%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
63.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
67.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 67.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 62.6% |
% 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Schools most like Bucher School
Bucher School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucher School this school | 403 | 39.7% | 67.7% |
| Eagleville Elementary School Eagleville | 401 | 35.4% | 64.8% |
| Farmersville Elementary School Easton | 357 | 34.2% | 59.4% |
| Highland Elementary School Camp Hill | 375 | 41.9% | 60.9% |
| West Broad Street Elementary School Souderton | 378 | 45.5% | 67.4% |
| Middlesex Elementary School Carlisle | 419 | 44.9% | 51.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Bucher School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #364 of 1,396 | #12 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #329 of 1,511 ▲ 90 | #12 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #344 of 1,511 ▲ 209 | #11 of 62 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #869 of 1,638 | #34 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #691 of 1,528 | #24 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #287 of 1,531 | #14 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #1,168 of 1,600 | #54 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #275 of 450 | #9 of 15 |
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. 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
403
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 403 | 31.6 | 12.8:1 | 40% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 30.8 | 13.7:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 28.3 | 13.6:1 | 38% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 40% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 28.8 | 13.2:1 | 36% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 34% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 27% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 10% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bucher School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (380 to 403); teachers up 10% (28.8 to 31.6).
About Bucher School
Bucher School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 403 students.
Manheim Township SD has a total of 9 schools and 5,992 students, Bucher School among them.
The share of White students at Bucher School is 58%, a majority. It is also 17% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. For comparison, the population of Lancaster County is roughly 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bucher School, giving a ratio of 12.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. By family income, 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Lancaster County.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.6%. Bucher School scores 67.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lancaster County show that median household income comes to about $86,959, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 114, with about 62,719 students.
A public school about 1.7 miles away, East Petersburg Elementary School, is the closest to Bucher School. Bucher School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Bucher School ranks 4th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Bucher School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Bucher School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Schaeffer SchoolElementary · 318 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
- East Petersburg Elementary School1.7 mi · 480
- Neff School1.9 mi · 283
- Brecht School2.1 mi · 236
- Nitrauer School2.2 mi · 468
- Manheim Twp High School2.2 mi · 1,953
- Landis Run Intermediate School2.2 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Bucher SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bucher School?
Bucher School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Bucher School serve?
Bucher School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Bucher School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Bucher School.
What is the student diversity at Bucher School?
Student demographics at Bucher School are roughly 58% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Bucher School in?
Bucher School is part of Manheim Township SD.
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