Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHEIM TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421458000624
Schaeffer School
875 Pleasure Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601 · (717) 392-6797 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
135 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (55).
Student demographics
58%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
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
70.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 63.9% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Schaeffer School
Schaeffer School's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaeffer School this school | 318 | 42.5% | 71.6% |
| Eshleman Elementary School Millersville | 337 | 46.6% | 73.1% |
| Highland Elementary School Camp Hill | 375 | 41.9% | 60.9% |
| Indian Rock Elementary School York | 314 | 37.3% | 72.9% |
| Richland Elementary School Quakertown | 327 | 39.8% | 51.7% |
| Valley View Elementary School York | 286 | 47.6% | N/A |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Schaeffer School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #260 of 1,396 | #6 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #220 of 1,511 ▲ 161 | #5 of 62 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #210 of 1,511 ▲ 67 | #4 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,182 of 1,638 | #53 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,023 of 1,528 | #43 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #358 of 1,531 | #17 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #1,119 of 1,600 | #48 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #169 of 450 | #3 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
318
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 42% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 42% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 20.9 | 15.9:1 | 45% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 35% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 31% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 25% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 25% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schaeffer School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (287 to 318); teachers up 15% (20 to 23).
About Schaeffer School
Schaeffer School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Manheim Township SD. It has an enrollment of 318 students in kindergarten through 4. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Schaeffer School belongs to Manheim Township SD, a district of 9 schools and 5,992 students.
At Schaeffer School, 61% of students are White. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Lancaster County is roughly 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Schaeffer School scores 58%.
Staffing at Schaeffer School comes to 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. On the income side, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lancaster County report 55%.
Schaeffer School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.6% and a predicted 59.4%.
In the surrounding county, Lancaster County, the median household earns about $86,959 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Lancaster County has 114 public schools with about 62,719 students, including Schaeffer School.
McCaskey Campus, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Schaeffer School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Schaeffer School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 303 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 318 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.9 to 13.8 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Schaeffer School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Reidenbaugh Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Nitrauer SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Bucher SchoolElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- McCaskey Campus0.8 mi · 2,600
- Brecht School0.9 mi · 236
- Wickersham Elementary School0.9 mi · 402
- Lincoln Middle School0.9 mi · 465
- Ross Elementary School1.1 mi · 281
- Burrowes Elementary School1.3 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Schaeffer SchoolHow many students attend Schaeffer School?
Schaeffer School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Schaeffer School serve?
Schaeffer School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schaeffer School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schaeffer School is approximately 13.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schaeffer School?
At Schaeffer School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Schaeffer School public or private?
Schaeffer School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manheim Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.