Photo: BigCheddah · CC BY-SA 4.0Millersville’s public schools outscore 83% of Pennsylvania districts
In Millersville, 50% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Millersville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Millersville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1997 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Millersville’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,243 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Millersville’s grade
A−: better than 83% of Pennsylvania school districts, #242 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Millersville, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Millersville
Eshleman El Sch
Grades K–6 · 337 students · 18:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Millersville
Eshleman El Sch
Grades K–6 · 337 students · 18:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Millersville
Eshleman El Sch
Grades K–6 · 337 students · 18:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Millersville
Eshleman El Sch
Grades K–6 · 337 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Millersville
Eshleman El Sch
Grades K–6 · 337 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Millersville
Eshleman El Sch
Grades K–6 · 337 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Millersville
Eshleman El Sch
Grades K–6 · 337 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Millersville · depends on your address
Manor Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 472 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lancaster
Marticville MS
Grades 7–8 · 393 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Pequea
8th grade in Millersville · depends on your address
Manor Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 472 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lancaster
Marticville MS
Grades 7–8 · 393 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Pequea
9th grade in Millersville
Penn Manor HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Millersville
Penn Manor HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Millersville
Penn Manor HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Millersville
Penn Manor HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,807 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Millersville’s public schools are run by Penn Manor School District, which also serves Conestoga, Manor, Martic and Pequea. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Millersville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Millersville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Millersville | A− | Penn Manor |
| Manor | A− | Penn Manor |
| Lancaster | D | Lancaster |
| Pequea | A− | Penn Manor |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Penn Manor with Millersville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Millersville
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Millersville’s schools
Are Millersville’s schools good?
By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Millersville children attend outscore 83% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #242 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Millersville in?
Penn Manor School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 5,431 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Millersville kids go to high school?
Penn Manor HS, with 1,807 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Millersville’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Penn Manor School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Millersville spend per student?
$15,243 in Penn Manor School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Millersville families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.