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Enrollment
980
High
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLANCO SD·NCES 422181002658
Solanco High School
585 Solanco Rd, Quarryville, PA 17566 · (717) 786-2151 · Lancaster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL980 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+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
15.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
428 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 235 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 239 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 266 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 240 | 24% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within Solanco SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.4pp 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 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 37.4% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Solanco High School
Solanco High School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solanco High School this school | 980 | 43.7% | 46.0% |
| Northern Lebanon SHS Fredericksburg | 997 | 41.0% | 40.3% |
| Eastern Lebanon Co SHS Myerstown | 773 | 42.4% | 53.1% |
| Cocalico SHS Denver | 991 | 41.4% | 66.8% |
| Spring Grove Area High School Spring Grove | 1,163 | 38.9% | 61.5% |
| Greencastle-Antrim SHS Greencastle | 982 | 38.4% | 60.5% |
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 Solanco High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #363 of 576 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #302 of 626 ▲ 17 | #14 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #400 of 626 ▲ 46 | #14 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 980 | #186 of 713 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #461 of 601 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #305 of 604 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #419 of 619 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #178 of 373 | #4 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
980
-118 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,075
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 980 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 44% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 1,021 | 59 | 17.3:1 | 42% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 1,081 | 59.8 | 18.1:1 | 35% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 1,098 | 60 | 18.3:1 | 36% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 1,090 | 64.6 | 16.9:1 | 34% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 1,073 | 71 | 15.1:1 | 37% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 1,188 | 74 | 16.1:1 | 27% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 1,341 | 66 | 20.3:1 | 9% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 1,075 | 55 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Solanco High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,090 to 980); teachers down 4% (64.6 to 62).
About Solanco High School
Solanco High School is a mid-sized high school in Pennsylvania, located in Quarryville. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 980 students. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 33% bigger than average.
Solanco High School is one school in a 7-school district, Solanco SD, which enrolls 3,000 students.
Roughly 83% of students at Solanco High School are White. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Lancaster County residents are about 82% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Solanco High School is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Solanco High School, which has 62. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for high schools in Pennsylvania. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 44%. The 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County is 11 points higher.
Solanco High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
In Pennsylvania, Solanco High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.0% actual against a predicted 58.9%.
The school's county is Lancaster County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $86,959 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Solanco High School shares Lancaster County with 113 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Quarryville Elementary School, is about 1.9 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Solanco High School is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
An 11% drop took enrollment from 1,098 in 2020-21 to 980 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.3:1 to 15.8:1.
This page is set up for the Solanco High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 Solanco SD
- Clermont Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Quarryville Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Swift Middle SchoolMiddle · 326 students
- Bart-Colerain Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Other schools in Quarryville
- Clermont Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Quarryville Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Swift Middle SchoolMiddle · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Quarryville Elementary School1.9 mi · 346
- Smith Middle School2.0 mi · 367
- Swift Middle School3.9 mi · 326
- Clermont Elementary School4.0 mi · 398
- Providence Elementary School4.5 mi · 386
- Bart-Colerain Elementary School4.5 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Solanco High SchoolHow many students attend Solanco High School?
Solanco High School enrolls approximately 980 students in grades 09-12.
Is Solanco High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Solanco High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Solanco High School have?
Solanco High School employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Solanco High School?
At Solanco High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Solanco High School in?
Solanco High School is part of Solanco SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.