Lampeter-Strasburg School District
The Lampeter-Strasburg School District is a school district in rural and suburban Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, that serves the borough of Strasburg, as well as Strasburg and West Lampeter Townships. The census-designated place of Willow Street is mostly in the district. The district operates four schools on its campus, serves approximately 3,000 attending students, and is overseen by its nine-member school board led by president Melissa Herr.[4]
| Lampeter-Strasburg School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Lancaster County Pennsylvania United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Kevin Peart[1] |
| Asst. Superintendent(s) | Dr. Andrew Godfrey[1] |
| Budget | $51,034,770[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,008[3] |
| District mascot | Pioneers |
| Other information | |
| Website | l-spioneers.org |
Schools
The Lampeter-Strasburg School District includes Lampeter-Strasburg High School, Martin Meylin Middle School, Hans Herr Elementary School, and Lampeter Elementary School. All four buildings are on the district's campus in West Lampeter Township. Previously, the district operated Willow Street Elementary School and Strasburg Elementary School, which closed in 2008 and 2013 respectively.[5][6]
Athletics
Lampeter-Strasburg baseball has been among its strongest programs. 2005 graduate Jeff Bianchi was selected in the second round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft after Lampeter-Strasburg won the Pennsylvania state title in baseball.[7]
Comparison to other Lancaster County school districts
| 2016 SAT: average scores Lancaster County schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School district | Reading | Math | Writing | Total |
| Cocalico | 514 | 524 | 495 | 1534 |
| Columbia Borough | 460 | 448 | 427 | 1335 |
| Conestoga Valley | 515 | 511 | 479 | 1505 |
| Donegal | 515 | 508 | 492 | 1515 |
| Eastern Lancaster County | 526 | 524 | 493 | 1544 |
| Elizabethtown Area | 529 | 532 | 495 | 1556 |
| Ephrata Area | 525 | 526 | 496 | 1546 |
| Hempfield | 535 | 556 | 505 | 1595 |
| Lampeter-Strasburg | 524 | 533 | 511 | 1567 |
| Lancaster | 425 | 436 | 407 | 1268 |
| Manheim Central | 507 | 510 | 483 | 1501 |
| Manheim Township | 539 | 553 | 515 | 1608 |
| Penn Manor | 516 | 523 | 483 | 1521 |
| Pequea Valley | 531 | 526 | 492 | 1549 |
| Solanco | 509 | 512 | 471 | 1492 |
| Warwick | 537 | 539 | 507 | 1584 |
| County average | 513 | 516 | 484 | 1514 |
| Pennsylvania average | 481 | 485 | 458 | 1424 |
| U.S. average | 494 | 508 | 482 | 1484 |
| Each test section is out of a score of 800 points. | ||||
| Source: Public School SAT Scores, PA Department of Education | ||||
| U.S. Average Source: 2016 SAT Report, CollegeBoard | ||||
| Pennsylvania System of School Assessment 2016-2017 Average PSSA exam scores for Lancaster County schools | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School district | Elementary Reading | Elementary Math | Elementary Science | Intermediate Math | Intermediate Reading | Intermediate Science |
| Cocalico | 78% | 53% | 91% | 74% | 38% | 62% |
| Columbia Borough | 50% | 35% | 80% | 41% | 15% | 29% |
| Conestoga Valley | 72% | 52% | 81% | 71% | 46% | 60% |
| Donegal | 69% | 51% | 79% | 60% | 41% | 66% |
| Eastern Lancaster County | 67% | 49% | 87% | 69% | 49% | 60% |
| Elizabethtown Area | 72% | 62% | 86% | 66% | 48% | 63% |
| Ephrata Area | 73% | 60% | 85% | 61% | 46% | 51% |
| Hempfield | 76% | 62% | 88% | 73% | 48% | 70% |
| Lampeter-Strasburg | 82% | 67% | 86% | 74% | 56% | 61% |
| Lancaster | 55% | 44% | 70% | 36% | 16% | 31% |
| Manheim Central | 73% | 57% | 88% | 63% | 51% | 72% |
| Manheim Township | 83% | 75% | 91% | 79% | 57% | 71% |
| Penn Manor | 73% | 65% | 86% | 68% | 46% | 64% |
| Pequea Valley | 71% | 57% | 89% | 57% | 27% | 50% |
| Solanco | 57% | 50% | 86% | 62% | 35% | 56% |
| Warwick | 74% | 44% | 82% | 73% | 44% | 71% |
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References
- "L-S Administration". l-spioneers.org. Lampeter-Strasburg School District. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- Sweigart, Terry; Boyce, Kathleen (May 18, 2016). "2016-17 Final Budget" (PDF). l-spioneers.org. Lampeter-Strasburg School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "Enrollment Statistics". l-spioneers.org. Lampeter-Strasburg School District. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- "School Board". l-spioneers.org. Lampeter Strasburg School District.
- Hummel, Cindy (August 19, 2008). "Lampeter-Strasburg to demolish Willow Street school". LNP. LNP Media Group. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- Hummel, Cindy (April 15, 2013). "Strasburg Elementary will close in June". LNP. LNP Media Group. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- Eckert Thompson, Laura (June 20, 2015). "Lampeter-Strasburg provided the other half of 2005's golden twinbill". LNP. LNP Media Group. Retrieved June 30, 2016.