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Schools in Lake Heritage

Lake Heritage’s public schools

Gettysburg Area School District and Littlestown Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Heritage. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/8schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024 · Gettysburg Area
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
4,473 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Heritage’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Lake Heritage’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Franklin Twp El Sch places highest (better than 78%); Maple Avenue MS lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Lake Heritage, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Gettysburg Area HS and Littlestown SHS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake Heritage, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gettysburg Area School District.

Two districts serve Lake Heritage

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gettysburg Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,782 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,381PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Littlestown Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,691 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,653PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Gettysburg Area School District64%
State average 55.1% · 1486 students tested
Math · K–12, Gettysburg Area School District47%
State average 36.1% · 1327 students tested
Reading · K–12, Littlestown Area School District54%
State average 55.1% · 942 students tested
Math · K–12, Littlestown Area School District36%
State average 36.1% · 834 students tested

Lake Heritage vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Lake Heritage’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Heritage—Gettysburg Area K–12 · Littlestown Area K–12

Every school in Lake Heritage

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lake Heritagein other towns
Alloway Creek El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Littlestown
B−
746 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gettysburg
B+
393 students14:1Rate it →
Franklin Twp El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cashtown
A−
340 students12:1Rate it →
James Gettys El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gettysburg
B+
334 students12:1Rate it →
Gettysburg Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gettysburg
B−
646 students12:1Rate it →
Maple Avenue MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littlestown
C+
413 students12:1Rate it →
Gettysburg Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Gettysburg
B+
1,069 students14:1Rate it →
Littlestown SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Littlestown
B−
532 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Heritage’s schools

Are Lake Heritage’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Heritage. Gettysburg Area School District and Littlestown Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Heritage. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Heritage in?

Gettysburg Area School District and Littlestown Area School District.

Where do Lake Heritage kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Gettysburg Area HS and Littlestown SHS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.