Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENSBURG SALEM SD·NCES 421092005165
Nicely Elementary School
55 McLaughlin Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601 · (724) 832-2900 · Westmoreland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
289 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Greensburg Salem SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 62.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Nicely Elementary School
Nicely Elementary School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicely Elementary School this school | 296 | 97.6% | 62.5% |
| Crafton Elementary School Pittsburgh | 291 | 95.9% | 66.2% |
| Penn-Lincoln Elementary School Altoona | 313 | 99.0% | 30.5% |
| Rochester Area Elementary School Rochester | 346 | 98.8% | 48.2% |
| Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School Altoona | 349 | 99.1% | 41.6% |
| Menallen School Uniontown | 318 | 99.7% | 51.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nicely Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #508 of 1,396 | #23 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #624 of 1,511 ▼ 180 | #26 of 38 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #566 of 1,511 ▼ 6 | #22 of 38 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #1,261 of 1,638 | #31 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,342 of 1,528 | #30 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #556 of 1,531 | #6 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #472 of 1,600 | #7 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #445 of 1,045 | #11 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
296
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 98% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 19.5 | 14.8:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 53% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 43% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 21.5 | 16.2:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 45% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 36% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 42% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 30 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nicely Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (348 to 296); teachers down 11% (21.5 to 19).
About Nicely Elementary School
Nicely Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 296 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
Greensburg Salem SD has 2,425 students spread across 5 schools.
White students are the majority at Nicely Elementary School, with 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 9% Black, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Nicely Elementary School counts 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.6 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.5 above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 98% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 53% for public schools in Westmoreland County.
Nicely Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Nicely Elementary School beats its 35.8% prediction with 62.5%, a top-10% result in Pennsylvania.
In the county around the school, Westmoreland County, the median household income is $74,109, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 85 public schools in Westmoreland County, enrolling about 41,302 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Greensburg-Salem High School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 62.5% is above the 54.2% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 297 students in 2020-21 and 296 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The Nicely Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greensburg Salem SD
- Greensburg-Salem High SchoolHigh · 784 students
- Greensburg-Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Amos K Hutchinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Metzgar Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
Other schools in Greensburg
- Hempfield Area SHSHigh · 1,228 students
- Greensburg-Salem High SchoolHigh · 784 students
- Wendover Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Greensburg-Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Amos K Hutchinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Greensburg-Salem High School0.2 mi · 784
- Maxwell Elementary School0.5 mi · 380
- Greensburg-Salem Middle School1.2 mi · 568
- Amos K Hutchinson Elementary School2.4 mi · 521
- Jeannette High School3.6 mi · 405
- Wendover Middle School3.8 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Nicely Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nicely Elementary School?
Nicely Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Nicely Elementary School serve?
Nicely Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nicely Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nicely Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nicely Elementary School?
At Nicely Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Nicely Elementary School in?
Nicely Elementary School is part of Greensburg Salem SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.