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Enrollment
929
Middle
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHEIM TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421458007467
Landis Run Intermediate School
25 Blue Streak Boulevard, Lancaster, PA 17601 · (717) 581-9124 · Lancaster County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
316 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 448 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 479 | 52% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
61%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
Feeds from
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
69.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 60.5% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
Where Landis Run Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #64 of 479 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #57 of 513 | #2 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #74 of 513 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 929 | #66 of 522 | #1 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #414 of 486 | #24 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #75 of 486 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #330 of 332 | #15 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
929
-2 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
% White
58%
was 69%
% Hispanic
19%
was 12%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
11%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 929 | 61.5 | 15.1:1 | 34% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 910 | 61 | 14.9:1 | 35% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 901 | 61.2 | 14.7:1 | 33% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 59.1 | 15.8:1 | 29% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Landis Run Intermediate School.
About Landis Run Intermediate School
As a large middle school, Landis Run Intermediate School serves students in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 929 students enrolled in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 594.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Manheim Township SD totals 5,992 students.
More than half of enrollment at Landis Run Intermediate School is White: 58%. Next come 19% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. The county population is about 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Landis Run Intermediate School scores 61%.
Landis Run Intermediate School reports a ratio of 15.1 students per teacher, from 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 2.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Landis Run Intermediate School, 34% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County, the school's rate is lower.
Landis Run Intermediate School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.5% is 2.5 points above the 63.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Lancaster County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $86,959, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Lancaster County's 114 public schools enroll about 62,719 students and include Landis Run Intermediate School.
Manheim Twp High School sits about 0.4 miles from Landis Run Intermediate School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Landis Run Intermediate School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Landis Run Intermediate School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show 931 students in 2017-18 and 929 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The share of White students decreased 11 points, from 69% to 58%.
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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
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Reidenbaugh Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Nitrauer SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Bucher SchoolElementary · 403 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
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Manheim Twp High School0.4 mi · 1,953
- Manheim Twp Middle School0.5 mi · 914
- Neff School0.5 mi · 283
- Nitrauer School1.2 mi · 468
- Bucher School2.2 mi · 403
- Reidenbaugh Elementary School2.3 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Landis Run Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Landis Run Intermediate School?
Landis Run Intermediate School enrolls approximately 929 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Landis Run Intermediate School serve?
Landis Run Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Landis Run Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Landis Run Intermediate School is approximately 15.1:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Landis Run Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Landis Run Intermediate School are roughly 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Landis Run Intermediate School public or private?
Landis Run Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manheim Township SD.
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