Ward L Myers El Sch

Set in Muncy, Pennsylvania, Ward L Myers El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, operated by Muncy SD. It educates 451 students across grades K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in Muncy SD (923 students total), Ward L Myers El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ward L Myers El Sch records that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest looks like 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Ward L Myers El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lycoming County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ward L Myers El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 53.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lycoming County put median household income runs about $63,917, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lycoming County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,288 students), of which Ward L Myers El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Muncy JSHS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ward L Myers El Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Ward L Myers El Sch's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 451). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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