Hand Middle School
431 South Ann St
Lancaster PA, 17602, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-291-6161
Ranking: 
(2,193 out of 2,311, bottom 5%)*
(2,193 out of 2,311, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Lancaster School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 45 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 489 | 557 | 548 | 508 | 468 | 492 | 492 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 153 | 31.3% | 178 | 32.0% | 203 | 37.0% | 192 | 37.8% | 169 | 36.1% | 169 | 34.3% | 171 | 34.8% |
| Grade 7: | 156 | 31.9% | 197 | 35.4% | 181 | 33.0% | 174 | 34.3% | 153 | 32.7% | 158 | 32.1% | 165 | 33.5% |
| Grade 8: | 180 | 36.8% | 182 | 32.7% | 164 | 29.9% | 142 | 28.0% | 146 | 31.2% | 165 | 33.5% | 156 | 31.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 239 | 48.9% | 271 | 48.7% | 280 | 51.1% | 274 | 53.9% | 246 | 52.6% | 246 | 50.0% | 242 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 250 | 51.1% | 286 | 51.3% | 268 | 48.9% | 234 | 46.1% | 214 | 45.7% | 238 | 48.4% | 246 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 353 | 72.2% | 401 | 72.0% | 404 | 73.7% | 371 | 73.0% | 348 | 74.4% | 369 | 75.0% | 363 | 73.8% |
| Black: | 102 | 20.9% | 117 | 21.0% | 106 | 19.3% | 107 | 21.1% | 101 | 21.6% | 102 | 20.7% | 103 | 20.9% |
| White: | 24 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.7% | 31 | 5.7% | 25 | 4.9% | 17 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.7% | 23 | 4.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 423 | 86.5% | 479 | 86.0% | 458 | 83.6% | 428 | 84.3% | 397 | 84.8% | 436 | 88.6% | 421 | 85.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.5% | 41 | 7.4% | 39 | 7.1% | 30 | 5.9% | 37 | 7.9% | 46 | 9.3% | 41 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.79 | 12.03 | 12.66 | 11.47 | 9.30 | 9.60 | 10.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 51% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 52.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 52.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 54.8% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 52.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 58.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 62.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 43.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 41.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 37.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 41.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 39.7% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 37.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 43.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 49.7% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 47.6% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 49.9% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 49.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 49.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 47.3% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 55.3% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 43.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 44.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 46.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 41.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 44.4% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 42.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 49.4% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 23.6% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 32.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 39.6% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 42.4% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 50.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 51.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 47.9% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 48.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 48.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 48.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 35.5% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 40.4% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 37% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 46.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 50.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 53.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59.8% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 57.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 51.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 46.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 18.4% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 21.3% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 22.5% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 24.2% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 20% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 40.1% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 38.3% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 34.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 42.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 34.6% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 33.3% | 72.7% |
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* Hand Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.