Enrollment
305
High
DISTRICT 1,453 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314003410
Phoenix Academy
630 Rockland St, Lancaster, PA 17602 · (717) 735-7860 · Lancaster County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
272 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +18.6pp since 2023
Math
0.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
3.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-35.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
305
+4 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 33.4:1
% White
5%
was 6%
% Hispanic
68%
was 64%
% Black
18%
was 27%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Phoenix Academy
Set in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Phoenix Academy is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus, overseen by Lancaster SD. It hosts 305 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 59% smaller than the state mean of about 738.
Within Lancaster SD, which oversees 19 schools and 9,901 students, Phoenix Academy is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Phoenix Academy lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 18% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Lancaster County's rate of about 55%.
With demographic context factored in, Phoenix Academy is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.4%; Phoenix Academy posts 3.9%, -35.5 points below that line.
Across the wider county, census data for Lancaster County shows median household earnings sit near $86,959, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Phoenix Academy is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is King El Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Phoenix Academy comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Phoenix Academy's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 305). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 27% to 18%. Class-load math has fell: from 33.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
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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 Lancaster SD
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Jackson MSMiddle · 524 students
- Reynolds MSMiddle · 511 students
- Washington El SchElementary · 467 students
- Lincoln MSMiddle · 465 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp HSHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp MSMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken MSMiddle · 851 students
Nearby schools
- King El Sch0.2 mi · 413
- Jackson MS0.2 mi · 524
- Washington El Sch0.2 mi · 467
- Carter and MacRae El Sch0.5 mi · 444
- La Academia Partnership CS0.5 mi · 196
- Fulton El Sch0.9 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Phoenix AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Phoenix Academy?
Phoenix Academy enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Phoenix Academy serve?
Phoenix Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Phoenix Academy?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Phoenix Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Phoenix Academy?
At Phoenix Academy, the student body is approximately 5% White, 68% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Phoenix Academy public or private?
Phoenix Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster SD.
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