Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN MANOR SD·NCES 421863002628
Martic Elementary School
266 Martic Heights Dr, Holtwood, PA 17532 · (717) 284-4128 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
133 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
58.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
61.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 60.5% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Martic Elementary School
Martic Elementary School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martic Elementary School this school | 291 | 45.7% | 65.4% |
| Kiski Area South Primary School Export | 308 | 45.1% | 69.1% |
| Conestoga Elementary School Conestoga | 301 | 47.5% | 67.6% |
| Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School Berlin | 290 | 45.2% | 56.1% |
| Klein Elementary School Erie | 282 | 48.6% | 69.9% |
| Hegins-Hubley Elementary School Valley View | 307 | 42.3% | 50.1% |
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 Martic Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #437 of 1,396 | #17 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #496 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #19 of 62 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #479 of 1,511 ▼ 98 | #23 of 62 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #1,280 of 1,638 | #57 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,297 of 1,528 | #57 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #1,257 of 1,531 | #65 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #1,065 of 1,600 | #47 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #628 of 1,045 | #35 of 49 |
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
291
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 291 | 19.1 | 15.2:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 18.8 | 15.4:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 48% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 43% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 20.6 | 15.8:1 | 42% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 44% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 27% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 13% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 25 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martic Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (325 to 291); teachers down 7% (20.6 to 19.1).
About Martic Elementary School
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Martic Elementary School serves students in Holtwood, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 291 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Martic Elementary School reports to Penn Manor SD, which has 10 schools and 5,431 students.
Martic Elementary School is 91% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Lancaster County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Teacher count: 19.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.2:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. The average for public schools in Lancaster County is 55%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Martic Elementary School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Martic Elementary School are 7.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (65.4% actual, 58.0% predicted).
Looking at the county, Lancaster County, median household income comes to about $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 114 public schools and about 62,719 students.
Among nearby public schools, Marticville Middle School is closest at about 2.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Martic Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Martic Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know Martic Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Penn Manor SD
- Penn Manor High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Central Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Hambright Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Manor Middle SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Marticville Middle SchoolMiddle · 393 students
- Eshleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Marticville Middle School2.9 mi · 393
- Conestoga Elementary School5.0 mi · 301
- Providence Elementary School5.1 mi · 386
- Pequea Elementary School5.9 mi · 336
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow St7.0 mi · 26
- Quarryville Elementary School7.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Martic Elementary SchoolHow large is Martic Elementary School?
Martic Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Martic Elementary School serve?
Martic Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Martic Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martic Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martic Elementary School?
At Martic Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Martic Elementary School in?
Martic Elementary School is part of Penn Manor SD.
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