Landis Run Intermediate School

Set in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Landis Run Intermediate School is a large intermediate school, overseen by Manheim Township SD. It works with 929 students across grades 5 through 6. That puts it 56% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Landis Run Intermediate School is one of 9 schools operated by Manheim Township SD, a district that teaches 5,992 students overall.

Demographically, Landis Run Intermediate School lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Landis Run Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Lancaster County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Landis Run Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lancaster County put median household earnings sit near $86,959, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Lancaster County runs 114 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students), of which Landis Run Intermediate School is one.

The closest other public school is Manheim Twp HS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Landis Run Intermediate School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Landis Run Intermediate School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.2%.

Landis Run Intermediate School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Landis Run Intermediate School has changed only slightly, going from 931 students in 2018 to 929 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 58% over that span.

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