Luther W Low El Sch

Set in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, Luther W Low El Sch is an intimate elementary campus, operated by West Middlesex Area SD. It instructs 191 students across grades K through 3. That puts it 57% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

West Middlesex Area SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 694 students. Luther W Low El Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Luther W Low El Sch logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Mercer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at Luther W Low El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mercer County (around 71%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Luther W Low El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.3%; actual is 73.0%, +21.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,976, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mercer County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,815 students), of which Luther W Low El Sch is one.

Oakview El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Luther W Low El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.8%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 229 students in 2018 compared to 191 in 2025.

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