Ramsay El Sch

As a compact middle school in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Ramsay El Sch caters to 396 students from grades 4 through 6, part of Mount Pleasant Area SD. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

Mount Pleasant Area SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,832 students; Ramsay El Sch is among them.

On the student-mix side, Ramsay El Sch lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ramsay El Sch has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Ramsay El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Ramsay El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.

Around the school, Westmoreland County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,109, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Ramsay El Sch is one.

Mount Pleasant Area JHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ramsay El Sch at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ramsay El Sch has climbed 7%, going from 369 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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