📍 919 Hamilton Park Dr, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 17603
Wheatland MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheatland MS enrolls 445 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 263 | 59% |
| White | 63 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 12% |
| Asian | 32 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 7.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 445 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wheatland 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 13, state house district 96.
Wheatland MS is one of 19 schools in Lancaster SD, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The district serves 9,959 students district-wide and employs 838 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 445 students, Wheatland MS is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large