McCullough El Sch

McCullough El Sch operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, run under Penn-Trafford SD. Current enrollment sits at 448 students spanning grades K through 5.

Penn-Trafford SD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,773 students; McCullough El Sch is among them.

Looking at the student body, McCullough El Sch logs that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Westmoreland County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Westmoreland County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McCullough El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.8%; this one delivers 84.4%, a residual of +16.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Westmoreland County shows median household earnings sit near $74,109, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Westmoreland County runs 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), of which McCullough El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Penn MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, McCullough El Sch comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 67.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 21%: 370 students in 2018 compared to 448 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.