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How has West Crawford El Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNELLSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420666004939
West Crawford Elementary School
215 Falls Avenue, Connellsville, PA 15425 · (724) 628-4497 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
484 students
DISTRICT 113% · 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 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Connellsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
20.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.8% | 20.4% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 West Crawford Elementary School
West Crawford Elementary School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Crawford Elementary School this school | 487 | 99.4% | 30.0% |
| Juniata Gap Elementary School Altoona | 490 | 99.4% | 55.8% |
| School Street Elementary School Bradford | 514 | 97.7% | 54.5% |
| California Area Elementary School Coal Center | 485 | 99.4% | 35.1% |
| Lewistown Intrmd School Lewistown | 516 | 98.3% | 43.0% |
| Wattsburg Area El Center Erie | 488 | 99.4% | 66.4% |
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 West Crawford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,175 of 1,396 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,274 of 1,511 ▼ 21 | #19 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,278 of 1,511 ▼ 53 | #19 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #564 of 1,638 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #926 of 1,528 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #1,075 of 1,531 | #9 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #344 of 1,600 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #743 of 1,045 | #9 of 16 |
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
487
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 487 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 99% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 32.1 | 15.1:1 | 100% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 100% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 99% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 35.3 | 15.0:1 | 100% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 83% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 71% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 24 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Crawford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (529 to 487); teachers up 2% (35.3 to 36).
About West Crawford Elementary School
West Crawford Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The school reports 487 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Connellsville Area SD, has 3,328 students enrolled across 6 schools.
White students are the large majority at West Crawford Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% multiracial and 3% Black. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. West Crawford Elementary School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
West Crawford Elementary School operates with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. West Crawford Elementary School reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
West Crawford Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
West Crawford Elementary School is 5.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (30.0% versus 35.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Across Fayette County, median household income is about $58,236, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Fayette County number 39 and enroll about 15,340.
Nearest public school: Dunbar Twp Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around West Crawford Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts West Crawford Elementary School at 6th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 474 to 487.
Community posts for West Crawford Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Connellsville Area SD
- Connellsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Bullskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other schools in Connellsville
- Connellsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical CenterHigh · 592 students
- Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Bullskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Other West Crawford Elementary schools
One other US public school is named West Crawford Elementary. West Crawford Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolEckerty, IN · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Dunbar Twp Elementary School0.6 mi · 580
- Connellsville Area SHS2.4 mi · 667
- Connellsville Area Middle School2.5 mi · 866
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center2.6 mi · 592
- Bullskin Elementary School4.3 mi · 430
- Franklin School5.2 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About West Crawford Elementary SchoolHow large is West Crawford Elementary School?
West Crawford Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does West Crawford Elementary School serve?
West Crawford Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does West Crawford Elementary School have?
West Crawford Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Crawford Elementary School?
At West Crawford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is West Crawford Elementary School public or private?
West Crawford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Connellsville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.