Garden Spot Middle School
669 East Main St 609
New Holland PA, 17557, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-354-1561
Ranking: 
(501 out of 2,311, top 22%)*
(501 out of 2,311, top 22%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Eastern Lancaster County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 527 | 528 | 481 | 460 | 468 | 494 | 559 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 262 | 49.7% | 271 | 51.3% | 243 | 50.5% | 238 | 51.7% | 218 | 46.6% | 238 | 48.2% | 263 | 47.0% |
| Grade 8: | 265 | 50.3% | 257 | 48.7% | 238 | 49.5% | 222 | 48.3% | 250 | 53.4% | 256 | 51.8% | 296 | 53.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 273 | 51.8% | 272 | 51.5% | 233 | 48.4% | 235 | 51.1% | 245 | 52.4% | 230 | 46.6% | 264 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 254 | 48.2% | 256 | 48.5% | 248 | 51.6% | 225 | 48.9% | 212 | 45.3% | 256 | 51.8% | 291 | 52.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.5% | 17 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 7.8% | 41 | 7.8% | 31 | 6.4% | 23 | 5.0% | 17 | 3.6% | 19 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 13 | 2.5% | 16 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.5% | 20 | 4.3% | 15 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.7% |
| White: | 450 | 85.4% | 444 | 84.1% | 415 | 86.3% | 403 | 87.6% | 417 | 89.1% | 450 | 91.1% | 514 | 91.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 28.7% | 126 | 23.9% | 109 | 22.7% | 89 | 19.3% | 84 | 17.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 9.3% | 56 | 10.6% | 32 | 6.7% | 36 | 7.8% | 41 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.85 | 16.38 | 15.52 | 12.90 | 12.35 | 13.00 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 79.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 81.4% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.8% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.5% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.6% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.3% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.7% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.4% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 79.9% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 72.7% |
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* Garden Spot Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.