Elizabethtown Area MS

Elizabethtown Area MS, a reasonably sized intermediate school in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, part of Elizabethtown Area SD, caters to 827 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 39% larger than typical.

Elizabethtown Area MS is one of 5 schools operated by Elizabethtown Area SD, a district that caters to 3,525 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Elizabethtown Area MS lists that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Lancaster County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Elizabethtown Area MS has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Lancaster County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elizabethtown Area MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Lancaster County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,959 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lancaster County's 114 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students), Elizabethtown Area MS is one campus in the mix.

Elizabethtown Area SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Elizabethtown Area MS comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elizabethtown Area MS has expanded 33%, going from 620 students in 2018 to 827 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 82% across the same window.

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