The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in Science. The lowest is 47% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Manor El Sch
Manor Elementary is a public K–5 school in Levittown, Pennsylvania, part of Pennsbury School District. It serves an enrollment of about 400 students distributed evenly across six grades, with about half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and the student body predominantly white, with meaningful shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian students.
The school's recent state test results show a split picture. In math, about half of students tested in grades 3–5 achieved proficiency, while in reading, just under half met that mark. Science performance, measured most recently in 2022–23, was notably stronger, with about four-fifths proficient. Among elementary schools in Bucks County, Manor's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a strength that reflects solid grounding in particular subject areas alongside room for growth in literacy and numeracy.
Levittown itself is an archetypal mid-century planned suburb, built on farmland after World War II around the U.S. Steel Fairless Works plant. Today it is a car-dependent, almost entirely residential community with minimal walkability. The original development plan placed an elementary school at the center of each neighborhood section, so Manor sits embedded in a residential area rather than on a commercial strip. The community is flat to slightly declining in population, though recent infill projects—senior housing on a former school site, townhome developments replacing older buildings—are adding denser for-sale housing. Median home prices have risen modestly. Residents commute widely, with just over a third working locally and others heading to Philadelphia, Trenton, and Princeton by car or regional rail.
The school sits in a housing market where home values are appreciating and rents are climbing at rates that exceed income growth. A parent considering this school should understand that Pennsbury School District is undergoing a significant financial transition. The district is funding a new high school through bonds authorized without a voter referendum, a project carrying principal and interest stretching into the early 2060s. Combined with the district's adoption of maximum allowable property tax increases and rising special education costs, families will face sustained above-inflation tax growth for years ahead—a structural commitment to weigh alongside the quality of the neighborhood and the school's current academic standing.
State testing data for kindergarten through second grade was not available, as Pennsylvania does not administer assessments at those grade levels. Data on enrollment of English learners and students in special education was not provided.
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