Hatfield El Sch

Hatfield El Sch is a close-knit elementary school in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, run under Laurel Highlands SD. The school caters to 342 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Laurel Highlands SD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,647 students; Hatfield El Sch is among them.

On demographics, Hatfield El Sch reports that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 5% Black, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Hatfield El Sch shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Fayette County's rate of about 92%.

With demographic context factored in, Hatfield El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Fayette County put median household earnings sit near $58,236, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Fayette County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,340 students), Hatfield El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ben Franklin Sch, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hatfield El Sch comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 342 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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