Top Rankings
Penn Manor School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 855 students in Penn Manor School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Penn Manor School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 68% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
10 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
5,507 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
342 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Penn Manor School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#101 out of 684 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
57%
Graduation Rate
92%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.65
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
190 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
3%
4%
# Hispanic Students
923 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
17%
# Black Students
366 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
7%
20%
# White Students
3,816 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
69%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
197 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
338
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
429
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
386
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
407
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
400
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
442
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
444
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
422
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
433
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
446
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
450
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
449
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
461
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,658 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,510 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$97 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$124 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,658
$23,696
Spending / Student
$22,510
$23,119
Best Penn Manor School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Marticville Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
356 Frogtown Rd
Pequea, PA 17565
(717) 291-9854
Pequea, PA 17565
(717) 291-9854
Grades: 7-8
| 389 students
Rank: #22.
Manor Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
2950 Charlestown Rd
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 872-9510
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 872-9510
Grades: 7-8
| 466 students
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