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Hahntown El Sch
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hahntown El Sch
Hahntown El Sch operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, overseen by Norwin SD. Current enrollment sits at 419 students spanning grades K through 4.
Hahntown El Sch is one of 7 schools operated by Norwin SD, a district that caters to 4,951 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Hahntown El Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hahntown El Sch has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Hahntown El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Westmoreland County's rate of about 53%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hahntown El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 61.5%; actual is 83.1%, +21.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Westmoreland County put the typical household earns roughly $74,109 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Westmoreland County runs 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), of which Hahntown El Sch is one.
Norwin MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hahntown El Sch comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.8%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hahntown El Sch has decreased 22%, going from 540 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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