Stewart El Sch

Set in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, Stewart El Sch is a tight-knit elementary campus, operated by Burrell SD. It hosts 259 students across grades 4 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 4 schools in Burrell SD (1,671 students total), Stewart El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stewart El Sch records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Westmoreland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Stewart El Sch has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Westmoreland County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stewart El Sch sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 58.7%; actual is 40.6%, a gap of -18.1 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Westmoreland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,109 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Stewart El Sch is one of 85 public schools in Westmoreland County (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students).

The closest other public school is Bon Air El Sch, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stewart El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stewart El Sch has edged down 4%, going from 271 students in 2018 to 259 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 95% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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