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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNESBORO AREA SD·NCES 422511002238
Mowrey Elementary School
7891 Tomstown Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268 · (717) 762-1191 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- C+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
13.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
304 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Waynesboro Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 47.3% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Mowrey Elementary School
Mowrey Elementary School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowrey Elementary School this school | 534 | 56.9% | 52.5% |
| Jersey Shore Area Elementary School Jersey Shore | 499 | 56.1% | 60.4% |
| Maple Ridge Elementary School Somerset | 484 | 54.5% | N/A |
| Mountain View Elementary School Kingsley | 494 | 58.7% | 47.8% |
| West Hempfield Elementary School Irwin | 496 | 52.8% | 57.2% |
| Tracy Elementary School Erie | 515 | 58.1% | 63.3% |
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 Mowrey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #806 of 1,396 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #849 of 1,511 ▼ 26 | #14 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #710 of 1,511 ▲ 293 | #10 of 24 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #432 of 1,638 | #5 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #941 of 1,528 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #1,192 of 1,531 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #871 of 1,600 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #111 of 450 | N/A |
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
534
+64 (+14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 534 | 39.4 | 13.6:1 | 57% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 37.4 | 14.3:1 | 57% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 38.1 | 13.5:1 | 55% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 33.7 | 13.5:1 | 55% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 52% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 37% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 32% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 34 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mowrey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (454 to 534); teachers up 17% (33.7 to 39.4).
About Mowrey Elementary School
Mowrey Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. The school serves 534 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 21% bigger than that.
The district, Waynesboro Area SD, has 4,090 students enrolled across 6 schools.
White students are the large majority at Mowrey Elementary School, with 89% of enrollment. Next come 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Franklin County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The chance that two students picked at random at Mowrey Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1, with 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mowrey Elementary School is 57%. That rate is below the 69% average among public schools in Franklin County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Mowrey Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mowrey Elementary School would be expected to post about 53.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.5%.
Mowrey Elementary School is located in Franklin County, where median household income is about $77,003, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Mowrey Elementary School is one of 41 public schools in Franklin County, which together enroll about 21,432 students.
The next-closest public school is Fairview Elementary School, about 4.2 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Mowrey Elementary School's average proficiency of 52.5% compares with 53.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Mowrey Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 470 in 2020-21 and 534 in 2024-25, a 14% rise.
The Mowrey Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waynesboro Area SD
- Waynesboro Area Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Waynesboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Summitview Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Hooverville Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Waynesboro Area Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Waynesboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Summitview Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Hooverville Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Elementary School4.2 mi · 597
- South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un4.4 mi · 24
- Waynesboro Area Senior High School4.6 mi · 1,392
- Waynesboro Area Middle School4.7 mi · 887
- Summitview Elementary School4.8 mi · 363
- Hooverville Elementary School5.4 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Mowrey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mowrey Elementary School?
Mowrey Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mowrey Elementary School serve?
Mowrey Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mowrey Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Mowrey Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mowrey Elementary School?
At Mowrey Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mowrey Elementary School in?
Mowrey Elementary School is part of Waynesboro Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.