Phoenix Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Phoenix Academy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania enrolled 305 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

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

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

306 students in 2022-23, 290 students in 2023-24, 305 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Phoenix Academy by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 290, 2024-25: 30501002003004002022-233062023-242902024-25305
Students enrolled at Phoenix Academy by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 290, 2024-25: 30501002003004002022-233062023-242902024-25305
Students enrolled at Phoenix Academy by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 290, 2024-25: 30501002003004002022-233062023-242902024-25305
Students enrolled at Phoenix Academy by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 290, 2024-25: 30501002003004002022-233062023-242902024-25305
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233060.0not reported
2023-2429021.013.8
2024-2530525.012.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Phoenix Academy 12.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPhoenix Academy 12.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Phoenix Academy 12.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPhoenix Academy 12.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Phoenix Academy 12.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPhoenix Academy 12.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Phoenix Academy 12.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPhoenix Academy 12.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

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 338 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Phoenix Academy enrolled 338 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 338 of the 338 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent91.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.9% of students were Hispanic, 18.4% Black, 8.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic67.9%
  2. Black18.4%
  3. Two or more races8.2%
  4. White4.6%
  5. Asian1.0%

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 Phoenix Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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, 2021-220‑50%28%54%
Math, 2022-2310% or less13% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

65-69% of the 121 students in Phoenix Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate65‑69%76%87.5%
Students in the class121777136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lancaster

5 public high schools in Lancaster report 2024-25 enrollment; Phoenix Academy is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
McCaskey Campus2,60014.985.3%
Manheim Twp High School1,95316.029.9%
Conestoga Valley SHS1,30415.543.3%
Phoenix Academy30512.287.2%
La Academia Partnership CS19610.9100.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Phoenix Academy

  1. La Academia Partnership CSThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 196 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. McCaskey CampusThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 2,600 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Phoenix Academy with La Academia Partnership CSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lancaster SD spends per student$22,507 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,507
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPhoenix Academy is the number 551 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#551 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.12.2:1
  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 Phoenix Academy

  1. How many students attend Phoenix Academy?
    305 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 306 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lancaster, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Phoenix Academy?
    12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Phoenix Academy a Title I school?
    Phoenix Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Phoenix Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Phoenix Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 is the graduation rate at Phoenix Academy?
    65-69% of the 121 students in Phoenix Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Phoenix Academy in?
    Lancaster SD, NCES district ID 4213140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421314003410 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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