Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNS MANOR AREA SD·NCES 421878007028
Penns Manor Area El Sch
6003 Route 553 Hwy, Clymer, PA 15728 · (724) 254-2666 · Indiana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
194 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Penns Manor Area El Sch→Penns Manor Area JSHS
Based on grade levels within Penns Manor Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.9pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 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 down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
-61 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.6:1
% White
96%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Penns Manor Area El Sch
Set in Clymer, Pennsylvania, Penns Manor Area El Sch is a tight-knit primary school, operated by Penns Manor Area SD. It instructs 321 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 28% below typical.
Penns Manor Area SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 692 students; Penns Manor Area El Sch is among them.
On the student-mix side, Penns Manor Area El Sch lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Penns Manor Area El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Penns Manor Area El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.7%, the actual is 48.9%, a residual of -2.8 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Indiana County indicate median household income runs about $60,208, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Penns Manor Area El Sch is one of 22 public schools in Indiana County (combined enrollment of about 8,470 students).
Nearest neighbor: Penns Manor Area JSHS, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Penns Manor Area El Sch at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 382 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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Indiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,042
Census ACS
Median income
$60,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Penns Manor Area JSHS0.1 mi · 371
- Purchase Line JSHS6.8 mi · 363
- Purchase Line El Sch6.9 mi · 353
- Northern Cambria MS8.3 mi · 234
- Northern Cambria El Sch8.3 mi · 262
- Northern Cambria HS8.7 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Penns Manor Area El SchHow many students attend Penns Manor Area El Sch?
Penns Manor Area El Sch enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Penns Manor Area El Sch serve?
Penns Manor Area El Sch serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Penns Manor Area El Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Penns Manor Area El Sch is approximately 11.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Penns Manor Area El Sch?
Student demographics at Penns Manor Area El Sch are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Penns Manor Area El Sch?
Penns Manor Area El Sch is overseen by Penns Manor Area SD in Indiana County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.