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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Warwick SHS this year?
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Enrollment
1,241
High
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARWICK SD·NCES 422496002663
Warwick SHS
301 W Orange St, Lititz, PA 17543 · (717) 626-3706 · Lancaster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
416 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 6 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 316 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 285 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 297 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 341 | 27% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
81.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.9% | 64.4% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Warwick SHS
Warwick SHS's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick SHS this school | 1,241 | 33.5% | 72.5% |
| Upper Perkiomen High School Pennsburg | 1,021 | 35.5% | 64.1% |
| South Western SHS Hanover | 1,380 | 34.8% | 57.6% |
| Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown | 1,263 | 37.9% | 57.7% |
| Manheim Central SHS Manheim | 896 | 30.0% | 57.3% |
| Twin Valley High School Elverson | 989 | 33.0% | 61.0% |
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 Warwick SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #56 of 576 | #2 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #60 of 626 ▲ 6 | #5 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #58 of 626 ▲ 68 | #1 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,241 | #120 of 713 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #307 of 601 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #279 of 604 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #513 of 619 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #176 of 373 | #3 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
1,241
-42 (-3%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,105
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 1,241 | 88.9 | 14.0:1 | 34% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 1,243 | 89.3 | 13.9:1 | 33% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 1,230 | 104.2 | 11.8:1 | 28% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 1,283 | 106 | 12.1:1 | 19% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 1,385 | 109.9 | 12.6:1 | 23% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 1,332 | 109 | 12.2:1 | 23% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 1,478 | 94 | 15.7:1 | 18% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 1,444 | 89 | 16.2:1 | 8% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 1,105 | 82 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warwick SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,385 to 1,241); teachers down 19% (109.9 to 88.9).
About Warwick SHS
Federal records list Warwick SHS as a high school in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The school counted 1,241 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 68% bigger than the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Within Warwick SD, Warwick SHS is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 3,705 students.
The share of students at Warwick SHS who are White is 81%. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Lancaster County residents are about 82% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 88.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 34% of students at Warwick SHS are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lancaster County average 55%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Warwick SHS would be expected to post about 63.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.5%.
For the population of Lancaster County, the median household earns about $86,959 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Warwick SHS shares Lancaster County with 113 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Warwick Middle School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 60.5% proficiency; Warwick SHS posts 72.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,283 (2020-21) to 1,241 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.1:1 to 14.0:1.
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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 Warwick SD
- Kissel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Warwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- John R Bonfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Lititz Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- John Beck Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in Lititz
- Kissel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Warwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Reidenbaugh Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- John R Bonfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Lititz Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- John Beck Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Warwick Middle School0.3 mi · 568
- Lititz Elementary School0.5 mi · 439
- John R Bonfield Elementary School1.4 mi · 446
- Kissel Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 579
- Reidenbaugh Elementary School2.4 mi · 488
- John Beck Elementary School2.5 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Warwick SHSHow large is Warwick SHS?
Warwick SHS enrolls approximately 1,241 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Warwick SHS serve?
Warwick SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Warwick SHS?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Warwick SHS.
What is the student diversity at Warwick SHS?
Student demographics at Warwick SHS are roughly 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Warwick SHS public or private?
Warwick SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warwick SD.
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