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Enrollment
890
High
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMPETER-STRASBURG SD·NCES 421311002607
Lampeter-Strasburg SHS
1600 Book Rd, Lampeter, PA 17537 · (717) 464-3311 · Lancaster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL890 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 89% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
255 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 227 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 228 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 220 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 215 | 24% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lampeter-Strasburg SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
71.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 66.2% |
% 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
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Lampeter-Strasburg SHS
Lampeter-Strasburg SHS's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lampeter-Strasburg SHS this school | 890 | 28.7% | 73.2% |
| Manheim Central SHS Manheim | 896 | 30.0% | 57.3% |
| Lower Dauphin High School Hummelstown | 1,057 | 26.5% | 64.2% |
| Saucon Valley SHS Hellertown | 627 | 29.8% | 69.2% |
| Warwick SHS Lititz | 1,241 | 33.5% | 72.5% |
| Twin Valley High School Elverson | 989 | 33.0% | 61.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Lampeter-Strasburg SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #52 of 576 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #36 of 626 ▲ 21 | #2 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #104 of 626 ▲ 20 | #5 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 890 | #214 of 713 | #13 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #401 of 601 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #237 of 604 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #542 of 619 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #104 of 373 | #2 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
890
-82 (-8%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 890 | 59.9 | 14.9:1 | 29% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 914 | 60.9 | 15.0:1 | 28% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 57.9 | 16.2:1 | 24% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 972 | 61 | 15.9:1 | 21% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 1,043 | 63.8 | 16.4:1 | 21% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 1,014 | 65 | 15.6:1 | 23% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 1,094 | 68 | 16.1:1 | 13% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 937 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 6% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 45 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lampeter-Strasburg SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,043 to 890); teachers down 6% (63.8 to 59.9).
About Lampeter-Strasburg SHS
Lampeter-Strasburg SHS runs as a medium-sized high school in Lampeter, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 890 students. Enrollment is 21% higher than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
Besides Lampeter-Strasburg SHS, Lampeter-Strasburg SD runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,747 students.
At Lampeter-Strasburg SHS, White students make up 78% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 82% of residents are White. Lampeter-Strasburg SHS's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.9 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 29%. The average for public schools in Lancaster County is 55%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Lampeter-Strasburg SHS receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lampeter-Strasburg SHS lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.2%; the prediction is 65.3%.
Among Lancaster County residents, the median household income is $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Lampeter-Strasburg SHS, Lancaster County has 113 other public schools.
The closest public school, Martin Meylin Middle School, is about 0.1 miles from Lampeter-Strasburg SHS. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Lampeter-Strasburg SHS is 1st among 6 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Lampeter-Strasburg SHS as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 82 students since 2020-21, to 890. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.9:1 to 14.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Lampeter-Strasburg SHS. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Lampeter-Strasburg SD
- Martin Meylin Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Hans Herr Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Lampeter Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Lampeter-Strasburg Early Childhood CenterElementary · 185 students
Other schools in Lampeter
- Martin Meylin Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Hans Herr Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Lampeter Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Meylin Middle School0.1 mi · 686
- Hans Herr Elementary School0.2 mi · 611
- Lampeter Elementary School0.4 mi · 375
- Lampeter-Strasburg Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 185
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow St1.8 mi · 26
- Pequea Elementary School3.3 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Lampeter-Strasburg SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Lampeter-Strasburg SHS?
Lampeter-Strasburg SHS enrolls approximately 890 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lampeter-Strasburg SHS serve?
Lampeter-Strasburg SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lampeter-Strasburg SHS?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Lampeter-Strasburg SHS.
How diverse is Lampeter-Strasburg SHS?
Lampeter-Strasburg SHS reports a student body of 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lampeter-Strasburg SHS in?
Lampeter-Strasburg SHS is part of Lampeter-Strasburg SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.