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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT PLEASANT AREA SD·NCES 421617004455
Norvelt Elementary School
163 Lilac Lane, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666 · (724) 547-4100 · Westmoreland County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
268 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 29% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Norvelt Elementary School→Ramsay Elementary School→Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School→Mount Pleasant Area High School
Based on grade levels within Mount Pleasant Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.9pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 52.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 Norvelt Elementary School
Norvelt Elementary School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norvelt Elementary School this school | 457 | 58.6% | 51.8% |
| Newport Elementary School Newport | 436 | 57.3% | 42.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Kingsley | 494 | 58.7% | 47.8% |
| Eagle View Elementary School Somerset | 439 | 58.5% | 61.8% |
| Jersey Shore Area Elementary School Jersey Shore | 499 | 56.1% | 60.4% |
| Frazier Elementary School Perryopolis | 425 | 61.9% | 47.3% |
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 Norvelt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #824 of 1,396 | #31 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #747 of 1,511 ▼ 67 | #31 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #958 of 1,511 ▼ 343 | #33 of 38 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #664 of 1,638 | #15 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #792 of 1,528 | #11 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #1,340 of 1,531 | #36 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #839 of 1,600 | #16 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.4% | #102 of 450 | #4 of 8 |
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
457
-42 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 457 | 34.8 | 13.1:1 | 59% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 30.9 | 16.0:1 | 54% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 32.9 | 14.2:1 | 52% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 46% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 24.9 | 15.5:1 | 25% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 37% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 34% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 29% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 26 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norvelt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (386 to 457); teachers up 40% (24.9 to 34.8).
About Norvelt Elementary School
Norvelt Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The school serves kindergarten through 3. Enrollment is 457 students.
Mount Pleasant Area SD has 5 schools; together they serve 1,832 students.
At Norvelt Elementary School, 93% of students are White. The remaining students are 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Westmoreland County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Norvelt Elementary School scores 14%.
The school had 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. The school reported 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Norvelt Elementary School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Norvelt Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.8%, compared with a predicted 52.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Westmoreland County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,109, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 85 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,302, Norvelt Elementary School among them.
Mount Pleasant Area High School is the nearest public school to Norvelt Elementary School, about 2.9 miles away. Norvelt Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The school's 51.8% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Norvelt Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 499 in 2020-21 to 457 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.6:1 to 13.1:1 over the same years.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Mount Pleasant Area SD
- Mount Pleasant Area High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Ramsay Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Donegal Elementary SchoolElementary · 92 students
Other schools in Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant Area High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Ramsay Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Pleasant Area High School2.9 mi · 597
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School2.9 mi · 290
- West Point Elementary School4.4 mi · 372
- Wendover Middle School4.5 mi · 626
- Ramsay Elementary School5.0 mi · 396
- Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center5.8 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Norvelt Elementary SchoolHow large is Norvelt Elementary School?
Norvelt Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Norvelt Elementary School serve?
Norvelt Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Norvelt Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Norvelt Elementary School.
How diverse is Norvelt Elementary School?
Norvelt Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Norvelt Elementary School public or private?
Norvelt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Pleasant Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.