Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314002591
Wickersham Elementary School
401 N Reservoir St, Lancaster, PA 17602 · (717) 291-6291 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
397 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Wickersham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #893 of 1,396 | #48 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #838 of 1,511 | #41 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #789 of 1,511 | #43 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #873 of 1,638 | #35 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #388 of 1,528 | #14 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #310 of 1,531 | #15 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #583 of 1,045 | #33 of 49 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
402
-52 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 16.2:1
% White
11%
was 10%
% Hispanic
59%
was 54%
% Black
14%
was 18%
% Asian
7%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 402 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 30.5 | 13.0:1 | 100% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 30.5 | 11.8:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 100% (453) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wickersham Elementary School.
About Wickersham Elementary School
Wickersham Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 402 students.
Lancaster SD has 19 schools and 9,901 students, and Wickersham Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Wickersham Elementary School, about 59 are Hispanic. The school is also 14% Black, 11% White, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 12%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Wickersham Elementary School, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Lancaster County average 55%.
The model predicts 35.3% for a school in Pennsylvania with Wickersham Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Wickersham Elementary School posts 49.0%.
In the wider Lancaster County area, the median household earns about $86,959 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Wickersham Elementary School shares Lancaster County with 113 other public schools.
Wickersham Elementary School's nearest public school is McCaskey Campus (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Wickersham Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Wickersham Elementary School's location as City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 52 students from 2017-18 to 2024-25. Meanwhile, the Hispanic share grew from 54% to 59% of enrollment. The school's ratio dropped from 16.2:1 to 11.8:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 465 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 Campus0.1 mi · 2,600
- Lincoln Middle School0.3 mi · 465
- Burrowes Elementary School0.5 mi · 308
- La Academia Partnership CS0.5 mi · 196
- Schaeffer School0.9 mi · 318
- Jackson Middle School1.0 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Wickersham Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wickersham Elementary School?
Wickersham Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wickersham Elementary School serve?
Wickersham Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wickersham Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wickersham Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wickersham Elementary School?
At Wickersham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 59% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Wickersham Elementary School in?
Wickersham Elementary School is part of Lancaster SD.
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