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Enrollment
1,807
High
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN MANOR SD·NCES 421863002633
Penn Manor High School
East Cottage Avenue, Millersville, PA 17551 · (717) 872-9520 · Lancaster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,807 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
897 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 436 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 451 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 459 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 461 | 26% |
Student demographics
49%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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Penn Manor SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.7% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 65.6% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Penn Manor High School
Penn Manor High School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Manor High School this school | 1,807 | 49.6% | 68.8% |
| William Tennent High School Warminster | 1,710 | 48.8% | 49.0% |
| York County School of Technology York | 1,615 | 52.1% | 34.8% |
| Bucks County Technical High School Fairless Hills | 1,415 | 48.9% | 36.3% |
| Cedar Crest High School Lebanon | 1,676 | 43.5% | 59.8% |
| Ephrata SHS Ephrata | 1,347 | 50.3% | 70.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Penn Manor High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #78 of 576 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #27 of 626 ▲ 34 | #1 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #106 of 626 ▲ 96 | #6 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,807 | #46 of 713 | #4 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #469 of 601 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #152 of 604 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #357 of 619 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #82 of 221 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,807
+133 (+8%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,300
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,807 | 113.5 | 15.9:1 | 50% (897) |
| 2023-24 | 1,806 | 107.6 | 16.8:1 | 50% (897) |
| 2022-23 | 1,783 | 105.6 | 16.9:1 | 43% (763) |
| 2020-21 | 1,674 | 109 | 15.4:1 | 35% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 1,625 | 107.2 | 15.2:1 | 27% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 1,627 | 106 | 15.3:1 | 33% (541) |
| 2010-11 | 1,681 | 114 | 14.8:1 | 20% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 1,669 | 95 | 17.6:1 | 9% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 1,300 | 85 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penn Manor High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,625 to 1,807); teachers up 6% (107.2 to 113.5).
About Penn Manor High School
A high-enrollment high school in Millersville, Pennsylvania, Penn Manor High School is part of Penn Manor SD. In all, 1,807 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 145% larger than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Penn Manor SD includes 10 schools. Together they enroll 5,431 students.
The student body at Penn Manor High School is 68% White. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Lancaster County, the White share is about 82%. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Penn Manor High School are from different groups.
Penn Manor High School reported 113.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.9:1. The school's 15.9:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for high schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 50% of students at Penn Manor High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Penn Manor High School lands at A, ahead of 91% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Penn Manor High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.8% and a predicted 56.3%.
Lancaster County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $86,959 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Penn Manor High School shares Lancaster County with 113 other public schools.
Penn Manor High School's nearest public school is Martin School (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Penn Manor High School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Penn Manor High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 133 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Penn Manor High School. 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
- 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
- Pequea Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Millersville
- Eshleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Martin School0.7 mi · 623
- Eshleman Elementary School0.9 mi · 337
- Hamilton Elementary School2.2 mi · 339
- Manor Middle School2.2 mi · 472
- Hambright Elementary School2.3 mi · 574
- Smith-Wade-El Elementary School2.3 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Penn Manor High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Penn Manor High School?
Penn Manor High School enrolls approximately 1,807 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Penn Manor High School serve?
Penn Manor High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Penn Manor High School have?
Penn Manor High School employs 113 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Penn Manor High School?
Penn Manor High School reports a student body of 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Penn Manor High School?
Penn Manor High School is overseen by Penn Manor SD in Lancaster County.
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