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Cole Manor Elementary School

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Cole Manor Elementary School ranks 1108 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Cole Manor Elementary School is a public elementary school in Norristown, Pennsylvania, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Norristown Area School District. While the district is ranked 497 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, Cole Manor Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts below the state averages.

However, the school stands out in its performance for certain student subgroups, particularly African American and English Language Learner students. In 2024-2025, Cole Manor ranked 118th out of 413 Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students in Math, and 63rd out of 207 schools for English Language Learners in Math. This suggests the school may be providing effective support and resources for these specific populations, despite its overall academic challenges. Additionally, Cole Manor's per-student spending, ranging from $16,286 to $22,109 in recent years, is generally higher than nearby schools in the Norristown Area School District, potentially indicating an effort to address the school's needs.

While Cole Manor Elementary School lags behind higher-performing schools outside the district, such as Bridgeport Elementary and the Wissahickon School District schools, it performs better than some other schools within the Norristown Area School District, such as Whitehall Elementary and Marshall Street Elementary.

347

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,040

Per pupil spending ?

101.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2350 Springview Rd
Norristown, PA 19401-1957

(610) 275-5525

District: Norristown Area School District

Students who attend Cole Manor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Norriton Middle School
High:	Norristown Area High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.6%

African American:

39.2%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg28%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,108^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Norristown Area School District

497^th of 606Norristown Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1108 of 1511	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1069 of 1526	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1094 of 1534	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1187 of 1534	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1178 of 1433	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1136 of 1544	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1005 of 1530	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.9	957 of 1547	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.0	869 of 1554	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	964 of 1474	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	927 of 1467	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.7	1246 of 1519	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.9	1098 of 1599	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	1190 of 1597	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.4	1023 of 1579	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	1036 of 1549	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.7	1111 of 1551	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.5	1286 of 1555	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.3	1266 of 1545	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.0	1045 of 1299	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.4	774 of 1308	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	20.0	1088 of 1302	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	118 of 413	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	69 of 437	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	46 of 437	89.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	833 of 1030	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	597 of 1084	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	622 of 1043	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	63 of 207	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	29.6	145 of 196	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1028 of 1466	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1008 of 1488	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	148 of 429	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	126 of 454	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	189 of 432	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	884 of 1369	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	852 of 1432	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	807 of 1414	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1118 of 1475	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1071 of 1495	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	55.6	37 of 117	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	811 of 1229	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)71st percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+43 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)68th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

White (2024)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math41%~ state avg

English Language Arts31%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

I am new to PA from Georgia and came from a highly ranked district and elementary school. My child has been at this school so far for less than 3 months and I am noticing already the difference in attitude and behavior. He returns home sad and shut down, he states the teachers yell and say some disheartening things to the children. The communication between parent and teacher is not as open. I will email and it takes days for the response. I thought after his first day or even first week he might bring home some information that is not given during registration regarding the classroom and goings on but it took more than 2 weeks before I received any information from his teacher. When I tried to go into the school to speak with someone at the front desk I was turned away being told I could not enter the premises without an appointment, but when I call no one answers the phone. I am very disappointed and have a long laundry list of things I could point out from my first few months at Cole Manor. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cole Manor Elementary School	Public	K-4	2350 Springview Rd	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-5525	347	32	10.8	101.7%	25 (7.2%)	136 (39.2%)	141 (40.6%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.4%)	27.7	1108^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.7%		34.7	1069^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.9%	39	47.6	34.8		41.1	29.5	32.5		31.0	$20,040	$1,289	$18,751
Hancock Elementary School	Public	1-4	Arch & Summit Streets	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-5522	347	31	11.1	102.3%	24 (6.9%)	128 (36.9%)	157 (45.2%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	9.4	1368^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.5%		18.8	1234^th of 1526 public elementary schools	19.1%	134	17.6	25.3		20.9	11.3	25.3		17.3	$18,367	$1,182	$17,186
Davenport Elementary School	Public	1-4	1 E Oak St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-1077	361	29	12.3	102.5%	6 (1.7%)	70 (19.4%)	253 (70.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	32.5	1055^th of 1511 public elementary schools	30.2%		28.4	1121^st of 1526 public elementary schools	26.5%	66	42.6	59.2		50.8	18.1	31.2		24.6	$19,037	$1,225	$17,813
Ray S. Musselman Learning Center	Public	K	1020 Sandy Street	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 270-2140	274	22	12.7	89.8%	24 (8.8%)	83 (30.3%)	140 (51.1%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)								(n/a)									$23,035	$1,482	$21,553
Whitehall Elementary School	Public	K-4	399 N Whitehall Rd	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-6000	503	40	12.4	98.6%	34 (6.8%)	108 (21.5%)	301 (59.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.5%)	13.6	1294^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.4%		23.4	1176^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.9%	118	38.5	19.8		29.6	16.6	19.8		18.1	$19,207	$1,235	$17,971
Marshall Street Elementary School	Public	K-4	1525 W Marshall St	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-8550	585	48	12.3	96.8%	45 (7.7%)	161 (27.5%)	298 (50.9%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.3%)	18.5	1228^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.7%		22.5	1184^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.4%	44	29.7	36.7		33.4	19.8	28.2		24.2	$20,383	$1,311	$19,072
Plymouth Elementary School	Public	K-3	542 Plymouth Rd	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 825-8190	612	43	14.3	28.4%	376 (61.4%)	81 (13.2%)	56 (9.2%)	43 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.2%)								(n/a)	75.3			75.3	63.9			63.9	$22,230	$822	$21,408
Stony Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1721 Yost Rd	Blue Bell	19422	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8108	643	47	13.7	17.7%	381 (59.3%)	39 (6.1%)	37 (5.8%)	144 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	94.9	34^th of 1511 public elementary schools	97.7%		91.7	50^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.7%	16	82.0	83.1	88.5	84.5	86.0	80.5	84.8	83.6	$20,314	$426	$19,888
Paul V Fly Elementary School	Public	K-4	2920 Potshop Rd	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-0380	452	38	11.8	102.0%	114 (25.2%)	91 (20.1%)	169 (37.4%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.3%)	36.9	1004^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.6%		43.5	970^th of 1526 public elementary schools	36.4%	34	49.4	45.6		47.4	36.6	36.0		36.2	$18,197	$1,171	$17,026
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 Bush and School Lane	Bridgeport	19405	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 205-3602	254	25	10.2	95.7%	92 (36.2%)	34 (13.4%)	81 (31.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (17.3%)	49.6	829^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.1%		38.1	1030^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.5%	201	54.2	61.4		57.2	44.1	38.6		41.7	$31,729	$1,783	$29,946

Frequently Asked Questions about Cole Manor Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Cole Manor Elementary School?

Students at Cole Manor Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 39% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cole Manor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cole Manor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Norriton Middle School
High : Norristown Area High School

How many students attend Cole Manor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Cole Manor Elementary School.

What district is Cole Manor Elementary School in?

Norristown Area School District

Is Cole Manor Elementary School a good school?

Cole Manor Elementary School ranks 1108^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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