Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHEIM CENTRAL SD·NCES 421455007677
Baron Elementary School
123 E Gramby St, Manheim, PA 17545 · (717) 665-8900 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
203 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Manheim Central SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
40.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 40.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baron Elementary School
Baron Elementary School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Elementary School this school | 350 | 58.0% | 50.6% |
| James Gettys Elementary School Gettysburg | 334 | 56.9% | 59.1% |
| Pequea Elementary School Willow Street | 336 | 58.0% | 62.3% |
| Conrad Weiser West Elementary School Womelsdorf | 415 | 60.0% | 46.1% |
| Penn Valley Elementary School Levittown | 356 | 61.5% | 50.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Gettysburg | 393 | 55.2% | 46.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baron Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #855 of 1,396 | #46 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #997 of 1,511 ▼ 35 | #48 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #814 of 1,511 ▲ 97 | #44 of 62 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #1,052 of 1,638 | #45 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #836 of 1,528 | #31 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #736 of 1,531 | #38 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #849 of 1,600 | #26 of 65 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
350
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 350 | 26.5 | 13.2:1 | 58% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 25.5 | 14.3:1 | 56% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 22.5 | 15.2:1 | 53% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 45% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baron Elementary School.
About Baron Elementary School
Baron Elementary School is a small elementary school in Manheim Central SD, located in Manheim, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 350 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 21% lower.
Across its 4 schools, Manheim Central SD enrolls 2,764 students. Baron Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Baron Elementary School are White (74%). Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Baron Elementary School scores 41%.
Baron Elementary School lists 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.2 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 58% of the student body.
Baron Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.6% and a predicted 52.7%.
In Lancaster County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $86,959 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Baron Elementary School, Lancaster County has 114 public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Manheim Central SHS, is the closest to Baron Elementary School. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Baron Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Baron Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.0 to 13.2 over 4 years.
People who know Baron Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manheim Central SD
- Manheim Central SHSHigh · 896 students
- Manheim Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Doe Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
Other schools in Manheim
- Manheim Central SHSHigh · 896 students
- Manheim Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Doe Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Manheim Central SHS0.3 mi · 896
- Manheim Central Middle School0.7 mi · 846
- Doe Run Elementary School1.3 mi · 672
- Warwick Middle School4.0 mi · 568
- Warwick SHS4.3 mi · 1,241
- Lititz Elementary School4.8 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Baron Elementary SchoolHow large is Baron Elementary School?
Baron Elementary School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Baron Elementary School serve?
Baron Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Baron Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Baron Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baron Elementary School?
At Baron Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Baron Elementary School public or private?
Baron Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manheim Central SD.
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