Garden Spot Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · New Holland, Pennsylvania

Garden Spot Middle School in New Holland, Pennsylvania enrolled 404 students in 2024-25 with 35.7 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 47-51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

436 students in 2022-23, 392 students in 2023-24, 404 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.4 to 35.7.

Students enrolled at Garden Spot Middle School by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 40402004006002022-234362023-243922024-25404
Students enrolled at Garden Spot Middle School by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 40402004006002022-234362023-243922024-25404
Students enrolled at Garden Spot Middle School by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 40402004006002022-234362023-243922024-25404
Students enrolled at Garden Spot Middle School by school year2022-23: 436, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 40402004006002022-234362023-243922024-25404
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343632.413.5
2023-2439233.111.9
2024-2540435.711.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools

Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 11.3; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 11.3; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 11.3; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 11.3; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 225 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Garden Spot Middle School enrolled 449 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 225 of the 449 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.0% of students were White, 12.1% Hispanic, 4.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White77.0%
  2. Hispanic12.1%
  3. Black4.0%
  4. Asian3.7%
  5. Two or more races2.7%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Garden Spot Middle School scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2247‑51%46‑50%54%
Math, 2022-2322%26‑30% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Garden Spot Middle School

  1. Pequea Valley Intrmd SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.1 miles away: 212 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  2. Ephrata Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.3 miles away: 601 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
  3. Compare Garden Spot Middle School with Pequea Valley Intrmd SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Eastern Lancaster County SD spends per student$20,590 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,590
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaGarden Spot Middle School is the number 364 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#364 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.11.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Garden Spot Middle School

  1. How many students attend Garden Spot Middle School?
    404 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 436 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in New Holland, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Garden Spot Middle School?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Garden Spot Middle School a Title I school?
    Garden Spot Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Garden Spot Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Garden Spot Middle School scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Garden Spot Middle School in?
    Eastern Lancaster County SD, NCES district ID 4208820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420882007267 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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