Enrollment
281
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GETTYSBURG MONTESSORI CS·NCES 420083607370
Gettysburg Montessori CS
888 Coleman Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 · (717) 334-1120 · Adams County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
163 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.3pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 34.1% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Gettysburg Montessori CS
Gettysburg Montessori CS's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Montessori CS this school | 281 | 58.0% | 40.2% |
| Hooverville Elementary School Waynesboro | 317 | 56.8% | 60.9% |
| Clearview Elementary School Brogue | 300 | 56.3% | 44.3% |
| Don Gill Elementary School Wellsboro | 287 | 59.2% | 63.0% |
| Marshall Elementary School Uniontown | 300 | 54.3% | 60.4% |
| Fairview Elementary School Midland | 303 | 54.5% | 55.1% |
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 Gettysburg Montessori CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,062 of 1,396 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,245 of 1,511 ▼ 184 | #11 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,130 of 1,511 ▼ 285 | #11 of 11 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,313 of 1,638 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #983 of 1,528 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #1,021 of 1,531 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #848 of 1,600 | #2 of 11 |
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
281
+102 (+57%) vs 2020
+539% since 2010-11, when it was 44
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 281 | 20.5 | 13.7:1 | 58% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 18.5 | 14.7:1 | 60% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 18.5 | 14.8:1 | 50% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | 35% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 13.5 | 14.6:1 | 43% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 44 | 11 | 4.0:1 | 11% (5) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gettysburg Montessori CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (197 to 281); teachers up 52% (13.5 to 20.5).
About Gettysburg Montessori CS
A small elementary school in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg Montessori CS is part of Gettysburg Montessori CS. The school counts 281 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
In federal data, the district for Gettysburg Montessori CS is the school itself.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Gettysburg Montessori CS. Next come 11% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Gettysburg Montessori CS total 20.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 58%. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Adams County is 11 points.
The allk12 Grade for Gettysburg Montessori CS is C-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Gettysburg Montessori CS scores 40.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.7%.
Federal survey data for Adams County show that the median household income is $84,092, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Adams County is home to 26 public schools and about 12,831 public school students.
Gettysburg Area High School is the closest public school, about 4.0 miles away in a straight line. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Gettysburg Montessori CS. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Gettysburg Montessori CS is 8th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Gettysburg Montessori CS is Rural: Fringe. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Gettysburg Montessori CS reported 179 students in 2020-21 and 281 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Gettysburg Montessori CS. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,115
Census ACS
Median income
$84,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,831 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Area High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
- Gettysburg Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
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- Vida CSElementary · 251 students
- Adams County Technical InstituteHigh · 5 students
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- Gettysburg Area High School4.0 mi · 1,069
- Adams County Technical Institute4.1 mi · 5
- Vida CS4.8 mi · 251
- James Gettys Elementary School4.9 mi · 334
- Conewago Valley Intrmd School5.1 mi · 842
- New Oxford SHS5.2 mi · 1,229
Frequently asked questions
About Gettysburg Montessori CSHow large is Gettysburg Montessori CS?
Gettysburg Montessori CS enrolls approximately 281 students in grades KG-06.
Is Gettysburg Montessori CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gettysburg Montessori CS is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Gettysburg Montessori CS have?
Gettysburg Montessori CS employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Gettysburg Montessori CS?
Student demographics at Gettysburg Montessori CS are roughly 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Gettysburg Montessori CS in?
Gettysburg Montessori CS is part of Gettysburg Montessori CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.