 Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.Penn Manor High School achieved the highest gains in reading and mathematics proficiency, for 2002–2007, of all the high schools in Lancaster County.Additionally, Penn Manor High School was recognized in 2006, by Standard & Poor's‚ "School Matters", reporting system as one of only 48 schools in Pennsylvania, and the only one in Lancaster County, for demonstrating significant gains in PSSA scores by subgroup (economically disadvantaged).