Elementary school (grades K-5) · Holtwood, PA

Martic El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Martic El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 421863002628
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
32
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
51
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Martic El Sch earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Pennsylvania schools.

38
Resource Index · Typical
17.1:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
47.2%
free-lunch eligible
291
students enrolled

Martic El Sch has class sizes larger than 91% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

291

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.1:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

+26% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

47.2%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-19% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Martic El Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Martic El Sch

Martic El Sch is a mid-sized elementary school in Holtwood, Pennsylvania, enrolling 291 students.

Class loads run heavy: 17.1:1 is larger than about 91% of Pennsylvania schools and 26% above the 13.6:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 47.2% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 291 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Among 387 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Pennsylvania schools statewide, it ranks #351, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 582 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Penn Manor Sd spends $13,744 per pupil, 24% below the Pennsylvania average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Penn Manor Sd also operates Penn Manor Hs (1,807 students) and Central Manor El Sch (595 students) alongside Martic El Sch.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Martic El Sch compares

Martic El Sch on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.1:1 ▲ 26% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 47.2% ▼ 19% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 291 top 79% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.1:1
Leaner classes than 30% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
291
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
47.2%
free-lunch eligible - 19% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17.1:1
students per teacher - 26% above state mean
Top 91% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
19.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,744
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 91.1%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%
Two or More 2.7%
African American 1.0%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 91.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.7, Martic El Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Penn Manor Sd, which includes Martic El Sch.

$13,744
Per student
-24%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 62.8%
State 28.7%
Federal 8.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Martic El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Penn Manor Hs Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Central Manor El Sch Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hambright El Sch Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Manor Middle School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Marticville Ms Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Martic El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Penn Manor Sd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Martic El Sch's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Martic El Sch

How many students attend Martic El Sch?

Martic El Sch has 291 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Holtwood, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Martic El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Martic El Sch is 17.1:1, which is 26% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 9% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Martic El Sch?

47.2% of students at Martic El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Martic El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Martic El Sch is White at 91.1% of enrollment, in Holtwood, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Martic El Sch?

Martic El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Martic El Sch a good school?

Martic El Sch earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Pennsylvania schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Penn Manor Sd?

Besides Martic El Sch, Penn Manor Sd also operates Penn Manor Hs (1,807 students), Central Manor El Sch (595 students), and Hambright El Sch (574 students). See the Penn Manor Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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