📍 669 E Main St # 609, New Holland, Lancaster County, 17557
Garden Spot MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Holland, Lancaster County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eastern Lancaster County SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths.
Garden Spot MS enrolls 436 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 329 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 6% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 436 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garden Spot MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 99.
Garden Spot MS is one of 5 schools in Eastern Lancaster County SD, based in New Holland, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,578 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, Garden Spot MS is smaller than the district average of about 516 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large