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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHOENIXVILLE AREA SD·NCES 421905007620
Manavon Elementary School
2 Phantom Way, Phoenixville, PA 19460 · (484) 927-5350 · Chester County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
11.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
139 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 2 | 123 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Phoenixville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.9pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 64.0% |
% 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Manavon Elementary School
Manavon Elementary School's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manavon Elementary School this school | 497 | 28.0% | 68.4% |
| Kelly Elementary School Lewisburg | 550 | 31.6% | 69.6% |
| Green Valley Elementary School Sinking Spring | 505 | 28.3% | 56.4% |
| Centerville Elementary School Lancaster | 544 | 31.3% | 68.2% |
| Bradford Hgts Elementary School Downingtown | 534 | 24.2% | 72.5% |
| Roundtown Elementary School York | 573 | 30.5% | 72.6% |
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 Manavon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #339 of 1,396 | #33 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #308 of 1,511 ▲ 68 | #32 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #406 of 1,511 ▼ 91 | #39 of 56 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #539 of 1,638 | #26 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #248 of 1,528 | #8 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #589 of 1,531 | #37 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #1,355 of 1,600 | #29 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #105 of 450 | #4 of 20 |
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
497
-1 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
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 | 497 | 44.2 | 11.2:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 40.9 | 12.2:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 37.8 | 13.3:1 | 29% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 26% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 34.1 | 12.3:1 | 23% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manavon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (420 to 497); teachers up 30% (34.1 to 44.2).
About Manavon Elementary School
Manavon Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The school teaches grades 2 through 5 and enrolls 497 students.
The district, Phoenixville Area SD, operates 6 schools serving 3,966 students.
White students are 70% of those enrolled at Manavon Elementary School. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.2:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 38% for public schools in Chester County.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Manavon Elementary School outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Manavon Elementary School's results are 2.8 points above predicted: 68.4% against 65.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Chester County show that the median household earns about $127,208 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Chester County, 111 public schools serve about 83,468 students.
Of the public schools around it, Manavon Elementary School is closest to Phoenixville Early Learning Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Manavon Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Manavon Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 498 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 497. Students per teacher dropped from 12.8 in 2020-21 to 11.2 in 2024-25.
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Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phoenixville Area SD
- Phoenixville Area High SchoolHigh · 1,194 students
- Phoenixville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Phoenixville Early Learning CenterElementary · 613 students
- Schuylkill Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Barkley Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
Other schools in Phoenixville
- Renaissance Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,199 students
- Phoenixville Area High SchoolHigh · 1,194 students
- Phoenixville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Phoenixville Early Learning CenterElementary · 613 students
- Schuylkill Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Barkley Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Phoenixville Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 613
- Phoenixville Area Middle School0.1 mi · 963
- Phoenixville Area High School0.2 mi · 1,194
- Barkley Elementary School0.7 mi · 281
- Schuylkill Elementary School0.7 mi · 418
- Chester County Technical College High School - Pickering0.9 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Manavon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manavon Elementary School?
Manavon Elementary School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades 02-05.
Is Manavon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manavon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manavon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manavon Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Manavon Elementary School?
Manavon Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Manavon Elementary School in?
Manavon Elementary School is part of Phoenixville Area SD.
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