Eshleman El Sch

Eshleman El Sch, a tight-knit elementary school in Millersville, Pennsylvania, part of Penn Manor SD, works with 337 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Eshleman El Sch sits 24% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Penn Manor SD, which oversees 10 schools and 5,431 students, Eshleman El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Eshleman El Sch records that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Eshleman El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lancaster County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,959 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Lancaster County's 114 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students), Eshleman El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Penn Manor HS, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eshleman El Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eshleman El Sch has remained close to its prior level, going from 333 students in 2018 to 337 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 72% to 64%.

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