Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YOUGH SD·NCES 422115004512
H W Good Elementary School
1464 Herminie-WN Rd, Herminie, PA 15637 · (724) 446-5503 · Westmoreland County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
142 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 48% larger than its 4th grade class (42).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Yough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 48.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like H W Good Elementary School
H W Good Elementary School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H W Good Elementary School this school | 270 | 52.6% | 65.9% |
| Marshall Elementary School Uniontown | 300 | 54.3% | 60.4% |
| Fairview Elementary School Midland | 303 | 54.5% | 55.1% |
| Northwest Area Intermediate School Shickshinny | 260 | 55.0% | 45.7% |
| Millville Area Elementary School Millville | 291 | 56.0% | 53.1% |
| Avis Elementary School Jersey Shore | 234 | 54.3% | 54.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where H W Good Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #418 of 1,396 | #19 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #518 of 1,511 ▲ 290 | #20 of 38 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #165 of 1,511 ▲ 338 | #11 of 38 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,346 of 1,638 | #34 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #923 of 1,528 | #15 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #1,154 of 1,531 | #15 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #955 of 1,600 | #20 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #911 of 1,045 | #28 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
270
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 53% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 51% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 51% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 55% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 52% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 49% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 44% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 36% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 15 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H W Good Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (280 to 270); teachers unchanged (20 to 20).
About H W Good Elementary School
H W Good Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Herminie, Pennsylvania. Total enrollment is 270 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 4. That is 39% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Yough SD has 5 schools and 1,818 students, and H W Good Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at H W Good Elementary School is White, at 88%. The school is also 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Hispanic. Among Westmoreland County residents, the White share is about 92%. The diversity index for H W Good Elementary School is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
H W Good Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.5 students per teacher, from 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at H W Good Elementary School, 53% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Westmoreland County is close, at 53%.
H W Good Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For H W Good Elementary School, the prediction is 55.1% and the result is 65.9%.
The school's county is Westmoreland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,109 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Westmoreland County number 85, with about 41,302 students.
H W Good Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Yough SHS, its nearest public school. H W Good Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. H W Good Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.9% against a local average of 68.0%.
For locale, NCES codes H W Good Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%.
The discussion board for H W Good Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yough SD
- Yough SHSHigh · 592 students
- Yough Intrmd/MS SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Mendon Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- West Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Yough SHS0.7 mi · 592
- West Hempfield Middle School3.3 mi · 546
- Sunset Valley Elementary School3.3 mi · 448
- West Hempfield Elementary School3.6 mi · 496
- Hahntown Elementary School4.2 mi · 419
- Norwin Middle School4.3 mi · 819
Frequently asked questions
About H W Good Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at H W Good Elementary School?
H W Good Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does H W Good Elementary School serve?
H W Good Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at H W Good Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at H W Good Elementary School.
How diverse is H W Good Elementary School?
H W Good Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees H W Good Elementary School?
H W Good Elementary School is overseen by Yough SD in Westmoreland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.