Lancaster County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 26 schools in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landis Run Intermediate School Lancaster · Manheim Township SD | Middle | 69.2% | +18.1pp |
| 2 | Landisville MS Landisville · Hempfield SD | Middle | 68.3% | +17.2pp |
| 3 | Manheim Twp MS Lancaster · Manheim Township SD | Middle | 67.1% | +16.0pp |
| 4 | Landisville Intrmd Ctr Landisville · Hempfield SD | Middle | 66.2% | +15.1pp |
| 5 | Centerville MS Lancaster · Hempfield SD | Middle | 62.4% | +11.3pp |
| 6 | Martin Meylin MS Lampeter · Lampeter-Strasburg SD | Middle | 61.8% | +10.7pp |
| 7 | Warwick MS Lititz · Warwick SD | Middle | 61.8% | +10.7pp |
| 8 | Manor Middle School Lancaster · Penn Manor SD | Middle | 61.6% | +10.5pp |
| 9 | Marticville MS Pequea · Penn Manor SD | Middle | 61.5% | +10.4pp |
| 10 | Cocalico MS Denver · Cocalico SD | Middle | 61.4% | +10.3pp |
| 11 | Elizabethtown Area MS Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown Area SD | Middle | 56.8% | +5.7pp |
| 12 | Gerald G Huesken MS Lancaster · Conestoga Valley SD | Middle | 51.3% | +0.2pp |
| 13 | Ephrata Intermediate Sch Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Middle | 50.5% | -0.6pp |
| 14 | Manheim Central MS Manheim · Manheim Central SD | Middle | 49.0% | -2.1pp |
| 15 | Ephrata MS Ephrata · Ephrata Area SD | Middle | 47.8% | -3.3pp |
| 16 | Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch Kinzers · Pequea Valley SD | Middle | 47.0% | -4.1pp |
| 17 | Donegal JHS Mount Joy · Donegal SD | Middle | 46.5% | -4.6pp |
| 18 | Garden Spot MS New Holland · Eastern Lancaster County SD | Middle | 42.9% | -8.2pp |
| 19 | Swift MS Quarryville · Solanco SD | Middle | 41.7% | -9.4pp |
| 20 | Smith MS Quarryville · Solanco SD | Middle | 37.9% | -13.2pp |
| 21 | Reynolds MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 36.7% | -14.4pp |
| 22 | Lincoln MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 28.7% | -22.4pp |
| 23 | Columbia MS Taylor Campus Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Middle | 24.0% | -27.1pp |
| 24 | Wheatland MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 22.9% | -28.2pp |
| 25 | Columbia MS Hill Campus Columbia · Columbia Borough SD | Middle | 22.0% | -29.1pp |
| 26 | Jackson MS Lancaster · Lancaster SD | Middle | 17.1% | -34.0pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the PSSA + Keystone % Proficient or Advanced threshold on the latest available PSSA + Keystone English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Pennsylvania statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Pennsylvania ranking.