Pen Mar’s public schools
Waynesboro Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pen Mar. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Pen Mar’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Pen Mar’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Hooverville El Sch places highest (better than 63%); Waynesboro Area MS lowest (35%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Pen Mar, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Waynesboro Area Senior High School. 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pen Mar, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Pen Mar
Waynesboro Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Waynesboro
7th grade in Pen Mar
Waynesboro Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Waynesboro
8th grade in Pen Mar
Waynesboro Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Waynesboro
9th grade in Pen Mar
Waynesboro Area Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,392 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waynesboro
10th grade in Pen Mar
Waynesboro Area Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,392 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waynesboro
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waynesboro Area School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Pen Mar vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Pen Mar’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pen Mar | — | Waynesboro Area |
| Washington | B− | Waynesboro Area |
Every school in Pen Mar
6 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 Pen Mar’s schools
Are Pen Mar’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Pen Mar. Waynesboro Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pen Mar. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Pen Mar in?
Waynesboro Area School District.
Where do Pen Mar kids go to high school?
Waynesboro Area Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Pen Mar families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pen Mar → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.