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Central Manor Elementary School

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Central Manor Elementary School ranks 438 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Central Manor Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington Boro, PA, serving 618 students in grades K-6 as part of the Penn Manor School District. The school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Manor's academic performance is exceptional, with PSSA test scores in Math and English Language Arts significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's Math proficiency rate was 57.6%, compared to the state's 41.7%, and its ELA proficiency rate was 59.2%, compared to the state's 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade PSSA Math and ELA, where proficiency rates are well above the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's female students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students outperform their peers across the state.

When compared to nearby schools, Central Manor Elementary School stands out as an academic leader. Within the Penn Manor School District, Eshleman Elementary School and Letort Elementary School perform similarly or slightly better, while Hambright Elementary School lags behind. Outside the district, the performance gap becomes more pronounced, with Park Elementary School and Martin School having significantly lower PSSA proficiency rates compared to Central Manor.

595

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,339

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3717 Blue Rock Rd
Washington Boro, PA 17582-9631

(717) 872-1401

District: Penn Manor School District

Students who attend Central Manor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Manor Middle School
High:	Penn Manor High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (58% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2022) to 71st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Pennsylvania avg45%

438^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Penn Manor School District

86^th of 606Penn Manor 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	72.1	438 of 1511	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	402 of 1526	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	425 of 1534	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	323 of 1534	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	326 of 1433	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	350 of 1544	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	589 of 1530	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	738 of 1547	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	843 of 1554	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.0	596 of 1474	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	661 of 1467	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.8	595 of 1519	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.7	642 of 1599	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	841 of 1597	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.5	957 of 1579	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.4	688 of 1549	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	548 of 1551	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.6	594 of 1555	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	820 of 1545	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.9	650 of 1299	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.5	224 of 1308	82.9%	★★★★☆
2003	54.0	690 of 1302	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	621 of 1084	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	381 of 1043	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	338 of 1466	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	325 of 1488	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	233 of 429	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	146 of 454	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	93 of 432	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	436 of 1369	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	346 of 1432	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	345 of 1414	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	511 of 1475	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	459 of 1495	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	250 of 1201	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	201 of 1229	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	281 of 1236	77.3%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2024)43rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+11 vs state

Math58%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Central Manor Elementary School

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Manor Elementary School	Public	K-6	3717 Blue Rock Rd	Washington Boro	17582	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-1401	595	37	16.1	51.6%	371 (62.4%)	61 (10.3%)	111 (18.7%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	72.1	438^th of 1511 public elementary schools	71.0%		74.6	402^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	73.7%	36	77.5	72.6	42.9	43.1			57.6	61.1	71.3	46.5	59.0			59.2	$14,339	$278	$14,062
Letort Elementary School	Public	K-6	561 Letort Rd	Washington Boro	17582	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-9530	325	18	18.4	36.0%	264 (81.2%)	17 (5.2%)	28 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	91.5	90^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.0%		88.3	129^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.5%	39	76.4	76.3	85.7	81.0			80.0	69.1	65.8	81.6	84.5			76.0	$14,381	$278	$14,103
Hambright Elementary School	Public	K-6	3000 Charlestown Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9503	574	41	13.8	66.4%	266 (46.3%)	71 (12.4%)	135 (23.5%)	68 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	67.9	508^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.4%		68.2	530^th of 1526 public elementary schools	65.3%	22	65.0	61.3	59.4	50.0			58.7	49.4	48.0	52.5	59.0			52.3	$15,446	$1,167	$14,279
Mountville Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 College Ave	Mountville	17554	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 285-5501	552	39	14.0	99.5%	336 (60.9%)	26 (4.7%)	137 (24.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	74	400^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.5%		69.8	502^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	67.1%	102	63.6	69.5	61.7	57.2			62.8	53.0	58.0	50.5	63.7			56.2	$16,691	$1,061	$15,630
Eshleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	545 Leaman Ave	Millersville	17551	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9540	337	18	18.2	46.6%	216 (64.1%)	25 (7.4%)	60 (17.8%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	84.6	204^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.5%		86.5	158^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.6%	46	68.2	72.5	78.5	64.1			70.9	61.3	62.1	64.7	77.3			66.5	$14,460	$280	$14,180
Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 S 6th St	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 684-9780	511	39	13.1		174 (34.1%)	41 (8.0%)	227 (44.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.9%)	13	1303^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	13.8%		8.3	1386^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.2%	83	33.8	17.6					24.9	28.4	17.4					22.3	$16,915	$1,039	$15,876
Martin School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Wabank Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6193	623	53	11.7	104.3%	86 (13.8%)	128 (20.5%)	319 (51.2%)	38 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.2%)	20.3	1195^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.1	1257^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.6%	62	44.1	32.8	20.0	9.7	24.4	23.5	25.7	25.4	19.0	16.7	39.6	28.9	32.7	27.0	$23,314	$3,582	$19,733
Rohrerstown Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 Noll Drive	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 299-7126	457	35	12.9	97.4%	225 (49.2%)	15 (3.3%)	132 (28.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (16.2%)	84	220^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.4%		79.4	303^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	80.1%	83	79.7	73.3	65.3	72.8			72.7	66.3	64.3	57.2	65.2			63.3	$18,234	$966	$17,268
Centerville Elementary School	Public	K-6	901 Centerville Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5575	544	38	14.3	31.3%	379 (69.7%)	18 (3.3%)	75 (13.8%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.2%)	78.7	307^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.7%		82	244^th of 1526 public elementary schools	84.0%	63	62.0	74.7	70.6	49.4			63.7	60.6	72.0	67.7	54.3			63.4	$16,335	$394	$15,941
Farmdale Elementary School	Public	K-6	695 Prospect Rd	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 898-5595	489	36	13.7	99.4%	348 (71.2%)	7 (1.4%)	95 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	77.1	339^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.6%		75.4	383^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	74.9%	44	68.1	52.2	69.2	68.8			65.0	57.5	59.7	52.5	71.8			60.5	$16,987	$1,091	$15,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Manor Elementary School

How many students attend Central Manor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Central Manor Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Central Manor Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Manor Middle School
High : Penn Manor High School

Is Central Manor Elementary School a good school?

Central Manor Elementary School ranks 438^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central Manor Elementary School?

Students at Central Manor Elementary School are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Central Manor Elementary School in?

Penn Manor School District

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