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Locust Grove Mennonite School

2257 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA, 17602-0175 -

School Overview:

	Locust Grove Mennonite School
School Membership(s)	Other religious school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Mennonite
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Lancaster County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	317 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	16%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 7 students
	Kind - 26 students
	Grade 1 - 27 students
	Grade 2 - 33 students
	Grade 3 - 34 students
	Grade 4 - 36 students
	Grade 5 - 45 students
	Grade 6 - 34 students
	Grade 7 - 28 students
	Grade 8 - 47 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	21 teachers
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:13	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	183 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

In the News:

DEP tests clear the air on Locust Grove (Lancaster Online)
posted on June 1, 2009 at 05:03:24 am
State environmental tests have determined that the air around Locust Grove Mennonite School is safe, contradicting a newspaper report that labeled the school "a toxic hot spot."The state Department of Environmental Protection conducted 96 hours of testing in February at the East Lampeter Township sc...
DEP: No unsafe air pollutants at Berks school (The Mercury)
posted on May 29, 2009 at 06:16:10 pm
HARRISBURG — After a critical article ran in USA Today last year, the state Department of Environmental Protection has been performing additional testing at certain schools throughout the state to determine if there are toxic levels of pollution and metal in the air.
Locust Grove air safe, DEP concludes (Lancaster Online)
posted on May 29, 2009 at 02:33:33 pm
"Extensive" testing shows the air outside Locust Grove Mennonite School in East Lampeter Township is safe, the state Department of Environmental Protection says.Air testing had been ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in March after a study by the newspaper USA Today listed the site ...
EPA orders Pa. to test for toxic air near schools (Lancaster Online)
posted on March 4, 2009 at 04:27:26 pm
Concerned about toxic pollutants falling on playgrounds, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require Pennsylvania and other states to test the air quality near schools.At least one local school is already being tested because of those pollution concerns: Locust Grove, a campus of Lancaster...
DEP: Schools' air OK (Lancaster Online)
posted on February 28, 2009 at 05:57:47 am
State officials said recent air-quality tests gave reason to doubt USA Today's claim that many schools are "toxic hot spots."The state Department of Environmental Protection has cast doubt on a newspaper's report that labeled hundreds of schools in America — including one in East Lampe...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (17602)	School Zip (17602)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	46,706 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	21%	22%
Population Average Age	34 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$36,193	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.5 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	56 years old	51 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	53% / 47%	68% / 32%