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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUNCY SD·NCES 421623003047
Ward L Myers Elementary School
125 New St, Muncy, PA 17756 · (570) 546-3129 · Lycoming County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
219 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Ward L Myers Elementary School→Muncy JSHS
Based on grade levels within Muncy SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 54.5% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Ward L Myers Elementary School
Ward L Myers Elementary School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward L Myers Elementary School this school | 451 | 48.6% | 53.5% |
| Maplewood Elementary School Townville | 454 | 47.1% | 47.0% |
| Slippery Rock Area Elementary School Slippery Rock | 453 | 48.1% | 65.5% |
| Selinsgrove Area Elementary School Selinsgrove | 472 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Fort Cherry El Center Mc Donald | 455 | 51.4% | 68.2% |
| Bon Air Elementary School Lower Burrell | 447 | 50.8% | 59.7% |
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 Ward L Myers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lycoming County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #774 of 1,396 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #730 of 1,511 ▼ 105 | #9 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #919 of 1,511 ▼ 126 | #13 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #683 of 1,638 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,154 of 1,528 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #1,241 of 1,531 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #1,024 of 1,600 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #199 of 1,045 | #2 of 8 |
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
451
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 451 | 31.4 | 14.4:1 | 49% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 31.4 | 14.2:1 | 49% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 32.5 | 14.1:1 | 47% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 34% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 38.1 | 15.5:1 | 37% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 37% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 35% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 24% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 34 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ward L Myers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (590 to 451); teachers down 18% (38.1 to 31.4).
About Ward L Myers Elementary School
Ward L Myers Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Muncy SD, located in Muncy, Pennsylvania. There are 451 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6.
Muncy SD has 923 students in 2 schools, and Ward L Myers Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Ward L Myers Elementary School, 91% of students are White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Lycoming County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Ward L Myers Elementary School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 1.3 students per teacher. In all, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points below the 60% average for public schools in Lycoming County.
Ward L Myers Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
A school with Ward L Myers Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 56.8%. Ward L Myers Elementary School scores 53.5%, 3.3 points below that line.
The school is in Lycoming County, where the median household earns about $63,917 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Lycoming County counts 30 public schools with about 14,288 students.
Muncy JSHS, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ward L Myers Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 451, from 467 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Ward L Myers Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lycoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,489
Census ACS
Median income
$63,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,288 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Muncy JSHS0.4 mi · 472
- Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School3.5 mi · 553
- Lycoming Career and Technology Center3.7 mi · 1
- Hughesville JSHS3.7 mi · 728
- Montgomery Elementary School5.1 mi · 504
- Montgomery JSHS5.1 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Ward L Myers Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ward L Myers Elementary School?
Ward L Myers Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ward L Myers Elementary School serve?
Ward L Myers Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ward L Myers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ward L Myers Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ward L Myers Elementary School?
Ward L Myers Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ward L Myers Elementary School?
Ward L Myers Elementary School is overseen by Muncy SD in Lycoming County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.