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Enrollment
1,061
High
DISTRICT 1,197 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SHORE SD·NCES 422583004704
Red Land SHS
560 Fishing Creek Rd, Lewisberry, PA 17339 · (717) 938-6561 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
303 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 268 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 268 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 275 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 250 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
49.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 75.9% | 49.0% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Red Land SHS
Red Land SHS's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Land SHS this school | 1,061 | 28.6% | 59.2% |
| Twin Valley High School Elverson | 989 | 33.0% | 61.0% |
| Susquehannock High School Glen Rock | 857 | 27.9% | 64.3% |
| Northern High School Dillsburg | 982 | 23.4% | 55.4% |
| Penn Trafford High School Harrison City | 1,167 | 25.0% | 87.0% |
| Lower Dauphin High School Hummelstown | 1,057 | 26.5% | 64.2% |
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 Red Land SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #179 of 576 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #206 of 626 ▼ 20 | #11 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #158 of 626 ▼ 41 | #6 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,061 | #156 of 713 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #448 of 601 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #343 of 604 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #544 of 619 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #240 of 373 | #4 of 11 |
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
1,061
-33 (-3%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,163
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,061 | 68.1 | 15.6:1 | 29% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 1,056 | 74.4 | 14.2:1 | 29% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 1,101 | 73.5 | 15.0:1 | 27% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 1,094 | 71 | 15.4:1 | 18% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 1,140 | 71.9 | 15.8:1 | 17% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 1,175 | 68 | 17.3:1 | 20% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 1,220 | 91 | 13.4:1 | 16% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 1,231 | 81 | 15.2:1 | 6% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 1,163 | 98 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Land SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,140 to 1,061); teachers down 5% (71.9 to 68.1).
About Red Land SHS
Red Land SHS is a medium-sized high school in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,061 students. Enrollment is 44% higher than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
West Shore SD runs Red Land SHS along with 14 other schools, enrolling 7,705 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Red Land SHS, with 87% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Red Land SHS has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 68.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.6:1. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. Eligible students account for 29% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in York County average 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Red Land SHS is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.4%. Red Land SHS scores 59.2%.
Among York County residents, median household income is about $84,829, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Red Land SHS is one of 111 public schools in York County, which together enroll about 64,242 students.
Nearest public school: Crossroads Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Red Land SHS holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Red Land SHS at 4th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,061, 3% below the 1,094 of 2020-21.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Shore SD
- Cedar Cliff High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Fairview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Old Trail Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Red Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Fishing Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Lewisberry
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Fishing Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Middle School0.3 mi · 541
- Fishing Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 431
- Old Trail Intermediate School1.9 mi · 519
- Fairview Elementary School2.5 mi · 238
- Fairview Intermediate School2.5 mi · 654
- Red Mill Elementary School3.2 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Red Land SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Red Land SHS?
Red Land SHS enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades 09-12.
Is Red Land SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Land SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Red Land SHS have?
Red Land SHS employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Land SHS?
At Red Land SHS, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Land SHS?
Red Land SHS is overseen by West Shore SD in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.