Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to New Holland

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

Garden Spot MS

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

669 E Main St # 609, New Holland, PA 17557 · (717) 354-1561 · Part of Eastern Lancaster County School District

New Holland’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
404
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Garden Spot MS

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Holland kids: Garden Spot SHS

On the path

Where New Holland kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Garden Spot MSYou are here
9–12Garden Spot SHS865 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 55%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

669 E Main St # 609, New Holland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7229
Grade 8175
Enrollment over time
452’20
439’21
436’22
392’23
404’24

Down 10.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 12%Black 4%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garden Spot MS from New Holland families.

Other schools in Eastern Lancaster County School District

The district →
New Holland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · New Holland
B−
484 students11:1
Brecknock El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Denver
C
441 students12:1
Blue Ball El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · East Earl
C+
374 students10:1
Garden Spot SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · New Holland
B+
865 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; New Holland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.