Nicely El Sch

Nicely El Sch is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, operated by Greensburg Salem SD, with 296 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

Within Greensburg Salem SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,425 students, Nicely El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Nicely El Sch reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 18% multiracial, 9% Black, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at Nicely El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Westmoreland County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, Nicely El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.8%; Nicely El Sch posts 62.5%, +26.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Westmoreland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,109 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Westmoreland County runs 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), of which Nicely El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Greensburg-Salem HS, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nicely El Sch at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 54.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Nicely El Sch's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 348 (now 296). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 82% to 68%.

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