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What's the most underrated thing about McCaskey Campus that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,600
High
DISTRICT 1,453 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314002596
McCaskey Campus
445 N Reservoir St, Lancaster, PA 17602 · (717) 291-6211 · Lancaster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
175 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
2,315 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 748 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 716 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 595 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 541 | 21% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Lancaster SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
20.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 23.2% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 McCaskey Campus
McCaskey Campus's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCaskey Campus this school | 2,600 | 89.0% | 35.1% |
| Wilkes-Barre Area High School Plains | 2,569 | 96.1% | 32.5% |
| Hazleton Area High School Hazle Township | 4,071 | 95.4% | 35.1% |
| Louis E Dieruff High School Allentown | 1,914 | 98.5% | 24.8% |
| William Allen High School Allentown | 3,074 | 99.1% | 21.3% |
| Lincoln High School Philadelphia | 2,472 | 89.0% | 23.5% |
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 McCaskey Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #461 of 576 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #492 of 626 ▼ 29 | #15 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #411 of 626 ▲ 26 | #15 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,600 | #16 of 713 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #402 of 601 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #87 of 604 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #245 of 619 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #281 of 373 | #7 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
2,600
-80 (-3%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 1,675
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 2,600 | 175 | 14.9:1 | 89% (2,315) |
| 2023-24 | 2,642 | 179.5 | 14.7:1 | 88% (2,315) |
| 2022-23 | 2,620 | 179.9 | 14.6:1 | 88% (2,302) |
| 2020-21 | 2,680 | 193 | 13.9:1 | 99% (2,645) |
| 2017-18 | 2,734 | 193.3 | 14.2:1 | 98% (2,677) |
| 2015-16 | 2,646 | 181 | 14.6:1 | 100% (2,646) |
| 2010-11 | 2,796 | 195 | 14.3:1 | 72% (2,025) |
| 2000-01 | 1,409 | 148 | 9.5:1 | 35% (488) |
| 1990-91 | 1,675 | 101 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCaskey Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,734 to 2,600); teachers down 9% (193.3 to 175).
About McCaskey Campus
McCaskey Campus, located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a large high school. Enrollment totals 2,600 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 738, and this school is 252% bigger than that mark.
The district, Lancaster SD, has 9,901 students enrolled across 19 schools.
Of every 100 students at McCaskey Campus, about 59 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 14% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 12%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McCaskey Campus scores 60%.
McCaskey Campus reports a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher, from 175 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at McCaskey Campus, 89% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County is 34 points lower.
McCaskey Campus sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.1% and a predicted 39.4%.
For Lancaster County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 114 public schools and about 62,719 students.
Measured in a straight line, Wickersham Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from McCaskey Campus. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. McCaskey Campus comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for McCaskey Campus is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know McCaskey Campus can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Lancaster SD
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 465 students
- Wheatland Middle SchoolMiddle · 453 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Wickersham Elementary School0.1 mi · 402
- Lincoln Middle School0.3 mi · 465
- Burrowes Elementary School0.6 mi · 308
- La Academia Partnership CS0.6 mi · 196
- Schaeffer School0.8 mi · 318
- Ross Elementary School1.0 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About McCaskey CampusHow many students attend McCaskey Campus?
McCaskey Campus enrolls approximately 2,600 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does McCaskey Campus serve?
McCaskey Campus serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at McCaskey Campus?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at McCaskey Campus.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McCaskey Campus?
At McCaskey Campus, the student body is approximately 14% White, 59% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees McCaskey Campus?
McCaskey Campus is overseen by Lancaster SD in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.