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Conrad Weiser West El Sch
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Conrad Weiser West El Sch
As a medium-sized elementary campus in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, Conrad Weiser West El Sch caters to 415 students from grades K through 4, run under Conrad Weiser Area SD.
Conrad Weiser Area SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,473 students. Conrad Weiser West El Sch is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Conrad Weiser West El Sch shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Conrad Weiser West El Sch has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Conrad Weiser West El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Conrad Weiser West El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Berks County put median household earnings sit near $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Berks County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), Conrad Weiser West El Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Fort Zeller El Sch, roughly 2.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Conrad Weiser West El Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Conrad Weiser West El Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Conrad Weiser West El Sch has contracted 4%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 415 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 80% to 72%.
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