Estell Manor School District

Estell Manor School District has one listed school, Estell Manor Elementary School, serving pre-K through grade 8. In 2025–26, the school’s average proficiency across grades 3–8 was 44% in ELA and 33% in math, compared with 51% and 40% statewide. Its results were about 8 percentage points below the state in both subjects, the clearest overall finding for families.

Because it is the district’s only listed school, Estell Manor Elementary is both the highest- and lowest-scoring school in the area; there is no other school for a meaningful comparison. Within the school, grade 7 stood out: proficiency was 65% in ELA and 48% in math, respectively 9 and 10 points above state results. Grade 5 was a major weakness in both subjects, at 18% in ELA and 9% in math—34 and 36 points below the state. Grade 8 math was also low, with 0% proficient compared with 23% statewide. These grade-level differences are especially pronounced: school results ranged by 47 points in ELA and 56 points in math. The school’s 2024–25 chronic absenteeism rate was lower than the state’s, 10% versus 14%.

Results weakened over time, particularly in ELA. The school’s ELA average fell 10 points between 2024–25 and 2025–26, while the state average fell 3 points; the school shifted from nearly even with the state to 8 points behind. In math for the grades reported in both years, the school average slipped from 41% to 40%, while the state average stayed near 44%, widening the school’s gap from 3 to 5 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking also declined, from 777th of 1,338 schools (42nd percentile) in 2023–24 to 855th of 1,331 (36th percentile) in 2025–26. In 2024–25, enrollment was 199, the student-teacher ratio was 12, and 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Grade 8 science also dropped sharply, from 31% to 5% between the two test years, while the state result remained 19%.