Clara Barton El Sch

As a cozy elementary-level community in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Clara Barton El Sch hosts 229 students from grades K through 3, one of the schools within West Mifflin Area SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 48% below typical.

Within West Mifflin Area SD, which oversees 4 schools and 2,393 students, Clara Barton El Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Clara Barton El Sch records that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Clara Barton El Sch has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Clara Barton El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.3%; Clara Barton El Sch posts 52.8%, +17.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Allegheny County shows median household income runs about $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Clara Barton El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Steel Center for Career and Technical Education is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clara Barton El Sch at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 45.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Clara Barton El Sch's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 230 (now 229). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 74% to 60%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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