Enrollment
371
High
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNS MANOR AREA SD·NCES 421878002345
Penns Manor Area JSHS
6003 Route 553 Highway, Clymer, PA 15728 · (724) 254-2666 · Indiana County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
212 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 6 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 15% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Feeds from
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
41.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.3pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 38.8% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Penns Manor Area JSHS
Penns Manor Area JSHS's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penns Manor Area JSHS this school | 371 | 57.1% | 44.7% |
| Mountain View JSHS Kingsley | 410 | 58.8% | 51.2% |
| Juniata Valley JSHS Alexandria | 374 | 54.0% | 42.4% |
| Cambridge Springs JSHS Cambridge Springs | 345 | 55.4% | 45.5% |
| Everett Area High School Everett | 393 | 60.3% | 55.2% |
| West Middlesex Area JSHS West Middlesex | 332 | 53.9% | 50.1% |
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 Penns Manor Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Indiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #380 of 576 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #411 of 626 ▼ 112 | #6 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #500 of 626 ▼ 156 | #7 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #507 of 713 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #136 of 601 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #542 of 604 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #292 of 619 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #51 of 373 | N/A |
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
371
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 371 | 30.6 | 12.1:1 | 57% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 30.6 | 12.4:1 | 56% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 31.4 | 12.5:1 | 51% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 42% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 31.6 | 14.6:1 | 48% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 53% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 44% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 38% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penns Manor Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (462 to 371); teachers down 3% (31.6 to 30.6).
About Penns Manor Area JSHS
Penns Manor Area JSHS is a public high school run by Penns Manor Area SD in Clymer, Pennsylvania. It teaches 371 students in grades 6 through 12. High schools in Pennsylvania have about 738 students on average; enrollment here is 50% lower.
Penns Manor Area SD is made up of 2 schools with 692 students in all.
Penns Manor Area JSHS is 96% White by enrollment. That is in line with Indiana County, where about 92% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Penns Manor Area JSHS scores 8%.
There are 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Penns Manor Area JSHS, giving a ratio of 12.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 12.8:1. A total of 212 students, or 57%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 66% average for public schools in Indiana County.
Penns Manor Area JSHS holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Penns Manor Area JSHS falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 44.7% actual against 53.1% predicted.
Census data for Indiana County show median household income comes to about $60,208, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,470, Penns Manor Area JSHS among them.
Penns Manor Area JSHS is less than a tenth of a mile from Penns Manor Area Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Penns Manor Area JSHS ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Penns Manor Area JSHS falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 413 to 371, a 10% decline.
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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
Other schools in Penns Manor Area SD
- Penns Manor Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Penns Manor Area Elementary School0.1 mi · 321
- Purchase Line JSHS6.7 mi · 363
- Purchase Line Elementary School6.8 mi · 353
- Northern Cambria Middle School8.2 mi · 234
- Northern Cambria Elementary School8.2 mi · 262
- Northern Cambria High School8.7 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Penns Manor Area JSHSHow large is Penns Manor Area JSHS?
Penns Manor Area JSHS enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 06-12.
Is Penns Manor Area JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Penns Manor Area JSHS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Penns Manor Area JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Penns Manor Area JSHS is approximately 12.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Penns Manor Area JSHS?
At Penns Manor Area JSHS, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Penns Manor Area JSHS?
Penns Manor Area JSHS is overseen by Penns Manor Area SD in Indiana County.
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