Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Lancaster

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
CentralLancasterVAPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in Lancaster

Lancaster’s public schools

Lancaster County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lancaster. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Virginia’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 4% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
944 students on the public path
In brief

Lancaster’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lancaster’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Lancaster High places highest (better than 21%); Lancaster Elementary lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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 Lancaster, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–7Lancaster Elementaryin KilmarnockD
8–12Lancaster HighLancaster County Public SchoolsC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lancaster County Public Schools.

The district

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

Lancaster County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,018 students · 12.5 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$17,838VA $17,169 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math27%
State average 54.4% · 309 students tested

Lancaster vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Lancaster’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lancaster—Lancaster County

Every school in Lancaster

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

District schools in Lancasterby address
Lancaster High
High · Grades 8–12
C−
402 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Lancasterin other towns
Lancaster Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–7 · Kilmarnock
D
542 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (New Middle-High School).

Questions about Lancaster’s schools

Are Lancaster’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lancaster. Lancaster County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lancaster. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lancaster in?

Lancaster County Public Schools.

Where do Lancaster kids go to high school?

Lancaster High.

Parents talk

What Lancaster families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lancaster → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.