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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WESTERN SD·NCES 422247004607
West Manheim Elementary School
2000 Baltimore Pike, Hanover, PA 17331 · (717) 633-4890 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- C-Beats 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
12.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
199 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Based on grade levels within South Western SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 46.8% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 West Manheim Elementary School
West Manheim Elementary School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Manheim Elementary School this school | 538 | 37.0% | 55.8% |
| Todd Lane Elementary School Monaca | 493 | 39.1% | 53.5% |
| Park Hills Elementary School Hanover | 572 | 38.8% | 53.4% |
| Wycallis Primary Center Dallas | 512 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Center Grange Primary School Aliquippa | 496 | 31.5% | N/A |
| O'Block Elementary School Pittsburgh | 512 | 39.8% | 60.5% |
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 West Manheim Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #717 of 1,396 | #33 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #694 of 1,511 ▲ 139 | #32 of 62 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #733 of 1,511 ▼ 32 | #38 of 62 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #418 of 1,638 | #13 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #635 of 1,528 | #21 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #921 of 1,531 | #42 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #1,211 of 1,600 | #50 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #837 of 1,045 | #29 of 42 |
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
538
-46 (-8%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 538 | 42.6 | 12.6:1 | 37% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 41.4 | 14.9:1 | 32% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 40.8 | 15.3:1 | 27% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 26% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 37.9 | 15.0:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 21% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 11% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 18 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Manheim Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (568 to 538); teachers up 12% (37.9 to 42.6).
About West Manheim Elementary School
Students in Hanover, Pennsylvania, attend West Manheim Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 538 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
South Western SD runs West Manheim Elementary School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 4,378 students in total.
Of every 100 students at West Manheim Elementary School, about 81 are White. It is also 10% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put York County at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
West Manheim Elementary School reported 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. Roughly 37% of students at West Manheim Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in York County.
West Manheim Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The model predicts 61.8% for a school in Pennsylvania with West Manheim Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. West Manheim Elementary School posts 55.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for York County show that median household income comes to about $84,829, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 111, with about 64,242 students.
Measured in a straight line, Emory H Markle Middle School is about 1.8 miles from West Manheim Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, West Manheim Elementary School is ahead of the 54.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies West Manheim Elementary School's location as Suburb: Small.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.8 to 12.6 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at West Manheim Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Western SD
- South Western SHSHigh · 1,380 students
- Emory H Markle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Baresville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Park Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Manheim Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
Other schools in Hanover
- South Western SHSHigh · 1,380 students
- Emory H Markle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Hanover Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Baresville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Hanover SHSHigh · 578 students
- Park Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Emory H Markle Middle School1.8 mi · 1,046
- South Western SHS1.9 mi · 1,380
- Park Hills Elementary School2.5 mi · 572
- Hanover Street Elementary School2.9 mi · 269
- Baresville Elementary School3.1 mi · 586
- Washington Elementary School4.0 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About West Manheim Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Manheim Elementary School?
West Manheim Elementary School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does West Manheim Elementary School serve?
West Manheim Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at West Manheim Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at West Manheim Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at West Manheim Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Manheim Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is West Manheim Elementary School public or private?
West Manheim Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Western SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.