Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRISTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421698003263
Cole Manor Elementary School
2350 Springview Rd, Norristown, PA 19401 · (610) 275-5525 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
353 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 86 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 27% |
This year's 1st grade class (86) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (94).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Cole Manor Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 41.0% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Cole Manor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #1,014 of 1,396 | #83 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #986 of 1,511 ▼ 42 | #86 of 92 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,185 of 1,511 ▼ 64 | #87 of 92 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #1,075 of 1,638 | #82 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #176 of 1,528 | #11 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #174 of 1,531 | #20 of 96 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #230 of 1,600 | #6 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #182 of 1,045 | #9 of 61 |
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
347
-57 (-14%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
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 | 347 | 32 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 29.2 | 12.1:1 | 100% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 100% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 80% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 65% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 65% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cole Manor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (460 to 347); teachers up 11% (29 to 32).
About Cole Manor Elementary School
Cole Manor Elementary School sits in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and is classified as an elementary school. The school had 347 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Norristown Area SD is made up of 12 schools with 7,617 students in all.
At Cole Manor Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 41%. After that, the student body is 39% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% White, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 7% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 32 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.8:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Cole Manor Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Pennsylvania, Cole Manor Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.1% actual against a predicted 34.0%.
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: the median household income is $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Montgomery County has 160 public schools and roughly 115,302 students.
The closest public school to Cole Manor Elementary School is Eisenhower Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Cole Manor Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 43.1% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Cole Manor Elementary School's enrollment declined from 404 in 2020-21 to 347 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.8:1, from 15.0:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Cole Manor Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norristown Area SD
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Norristown
- Norristown Area High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- East Norriton Middle SchoolMiddle · 836 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Blockson Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Marshall Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Middle School0.7 mi · 781
- Central Montco Technical High School0.9 mi · 3
- Hancock Elementary School1.0 mi · 347
- Colonial Middle School1.1 mi · 1,268
- East Norriton Middle School1.2 mi · 836
- Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School1.2 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Cole Manor Elementary SchoolHow large is Cole Manor Elementary School?
Cole Manor Elementary School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Cole Manor Elementary School serve?
Cole Manor Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cole Manor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cole Manor Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cole Manor Elementary School?
Cole Manor Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 41% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Cole Manor Elementary School?
Cole Manor Elementary School is overseen by Norristown Area SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.