Eastern York MS

As a moderately sized intermediate school in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, Eastern York MS enrolls 527 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Eastern York SD.

Eastern York MS is one of 5 schools operated by Eastern York SD, a district that educates 2,188 students overall.

On demographics, Eastern York MS records that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Eastern York MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.9%; this one delivers 45.4%.

In the broader community, York County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Eastern York MS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Eastern York HS, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastern York MS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 57.9%.

Eastern York MS operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 618 students in 2018 compared to 527 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Eastern York MS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.