Martin School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 141 | 96% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 4% |
School pathway
Where Martin School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #1,589 of 1,638 | #42 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 112% | #24 of 1,600 | #1 of 42 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 147 | 11.5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 11.5 | 14.3:1 | 100% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 99% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 10 | 14.4:1 | 100% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 100% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 160 | 15 | 10.7:1 | 100% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 67% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 49% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (166 to 147); teachers down 4% (12 to 11.5).
About Martin School
Martin School is a public elementary school run by New Kensington-Arnold SD in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Total enrollment is 147 students, and the grades served are pre-K through kindergarten. It has 67% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
Martin School belongs to New Kensington-Arnold SD, a district of 4 schools and 1,950 students.
At Martin School, White students make up the biggest share, 35%. Other groups make up 35% Black, 27% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 92% of Westmoreland County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Its ratio of 12.8:1 is based on 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
In Westmoreland County, home to about 352,500 people, the median household earns about $74,109 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Martin School shares Westmoreland County with 84 other public schools.
Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center sits about 0.7 miles from Martin School. Martin School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place Martin School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 144 to 147. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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