Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURRELL SD·NCES 420453004336
Stewart Elementary School
2880 Leechburg Rd, Lower Burrell, PA 15068 · (724) 334-1483 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
114 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 129 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 50% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burrell SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -15.3pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 36.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Stewart Elementary School
Stewart Elementary School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Elementary School this school | 259 | 44.0% | 40.6% |
| Damascus Area School Damascus | 258 | 43.4% | 69.6% |
| Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary School Delta | 255 | 47.5% | 46.8% |
| Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School Kintnersville | 245 | 42.9% | 73.4% |
| Martic Elementary School Holtwood | 291 | 45.7% | 65.4% |
| Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School Berlin | 290 | 45.2% | 56.1% |
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 Stewart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #1,057 of 1,396 | #34 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,031 of 1,511 ▼ 18 | #34 of 38 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,311 of 1,511 ▼ 170 | #36 of 38 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #1,375 of 1,638 | #36 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #994 of 1,528 | #21 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #1,212 of 1,531 | #22 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #1,093 of 1,600 | #27 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #876 of 1,045 | #26 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
259
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 259 | 18.9 | 13.7:1 | 44% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 18.3 | 14.3:1 | 44% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 19.3 | 13.0:1 | 41% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 36% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 18.2 | 14.9:1 | 41% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 33% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 28% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 15% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stewart Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (271 to 259); teachers up 3% (18.2 to 18.9).
About Stewart Elementary School
Located in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, Stewart Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 259 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 4 through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 42% lower.
The Burrell SD system has 4 schools and 1,671 students.
About 90% of the student body at Stewart Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 18.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 44%. The average for public schools in Westmoreland County is 53%.
allk12 grades Stewart Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Stewart Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 40.6%. Predicted: 58.7%. Difference: 18.1 points.
Census Bureau estimates for Westmoreland County show that the median household income is $74,109, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 85 public schools in Westmoreland County, enrolling about 41,302 students in all.
The nearest public school is Bon Air Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Stewart Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 274 in 2020-21 to 259 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Burrell SD
- Burrell High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Bon Air Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Charles A Huston Middle SchoolMiddle · 399 students
Other schools in Lower Burrell
- Burrell High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Bon Air Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Charles A Huston Middle SchoolMiddle · 399 students
Other Stewart Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Stewart Elementary. Stewart Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 13.
- Stewart Elementary SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 914 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolHUNTSVILLE, TX · 547 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 502 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolWashington, IA · 457 students
- Stewart ElemSalina, KS · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Bon Air Elementary School1.1 mi · 447
- Charles A Huston Middle School1.4 mi · 399
- Burrell High School1.5 mi · 566
- Highlands Early Childhood Center1.7 mi · 205
- Highlands Elementary School1.9 mi · 559
- Highlands Middle School1.9 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Stewart Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stewart Elementary School?
Stewart Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Stewart Elementary School serve?
Stewart Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Stewart Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Stewart Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stewart Elementary School?
At Stewart Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Stewart Elementary School public or private?
Stewart Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burrell SD.
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