USA.com / Pennsylvania / Lancaster County / Stevens, PA / Public Schools / Garden Spot Shs High School
Garden Spot Shs High School
669 East Main St
New Holland PA, 17557, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-354-1555
Ranking: 
(192 out of 626, top 31%)*
(192 out of 626, top 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 66 | 64 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 83 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 986 | 969 | 996 | 1,033 | 1,139 | 1,150 | 1,199 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 300 | 30.4% | 274 | 28.3% | 240 | 24.1% | 288 | 27.9% | 286 | 25.1% | 315 | 27.4% | 292 | 24.4% |
| Grade 10: | 253 | 25.7% | 242 | 25.0% | 274 | 27.5% | 275 | 26.6% | 311 | 27.3% | 263 | 22.9% | 300 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 230 | 23.3% | 250 | 25.8% | 251 | 25.2% | 279 | 27.0% | 245 | 21.5% | 292 | 25.4% | 290 | 24.2% |
| Grade 12: | 203 | 20.6% | 203 | 20.9% | 231 | 23.2% | 191 | 18.5% | 297 | 26.1% | 280 | 24.3% | 317 | 26.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 503 | 51.0% | 500 | 51.6% | 514 | 51.6% | 525 | 50.8% | 555 | 48.7% | 569 | 49.5% | 614 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 483 | 49.0% | 469 | 48.4% | 482 | 48.4% | 508 | 49.2% | 571 | 50.1% | 570 | 49.6% | 581 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 25 | 2.5% | 23 | 2.4% | 21 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.5% | 28 | 2.4% | 31 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 76 | 7.7% | 60 | 6.2% | 45 | 4.5% | 29 | 2.8% | 33 | 2.9% | 41 | 3.6% | 60 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 31 | 3.1% | 30 | 3.1% | 29 | 2.9% | 31 | 3.0% | 28 | 2.5% | 32 | 2.8% | 31 | 2.6% |
| White: | 837 | 84.9% | 841 | 86.8% | 887 | 89.1% | 943 | 91.3% | 1,044 | 91.7% | 1,045 | 90.9% | 1,076 | 89.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 220 | 22.3% | 232 | 23.9% | 190 | 19.1% | 152 | 14.7% | 154 | 13.5% | 222 | 19.3% | 210 | 17.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 8.6% | 66 | 6.8% | 82 | 8.2% | 64 | 6.2% | 85 | 7.5% | 96 | 8.3% | 120 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.05 | 15.17 | 16.23 | 14.66 | 15.42 | 14.80 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.9% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.6% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 66.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 72.7% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 77% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 50.2% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 52.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.8% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Garden Spot Shs High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.