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Which teacher or staff member at West Hills Intermediate Sch deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
424
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARMSTRONG SD·NCES 420259000959
West Hills Intermediate School
175 Heritage Park Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201 · (724) 543-1121 · Armstrong County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
436 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 141 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 155 | 37% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Armstrong SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 43.1% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where West Hills Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #257 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #139 of 513 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #354 of 513 ▲ 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #351 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #82 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #463 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #48 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #46 of 332 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
424
-75 (-15%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 424 | 37.4 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 37.2 | 11.7:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 37.2 | 12.8:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 99% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 37.5 | 14.6:1 | 100% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 51% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 42% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hills Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (546 to 424); teachers unchanged (37.5 to 37.4).
About West Hills Intermediate School
West Hills Intermediate School is a small middle school. Its address is in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 424 students, covering grades 4 through 6. It has 29% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania (about 594).
The district, Armstrong SD, operates 8 schools serving 4,240 students.
The share of White students at West Hills Intermediate School is 95%. Other groups include 3% multiracial. In Armstrong County overall, the White share is about 95%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Hills Intermediate School scores 10%.
On staff are 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, West Hills Intermediate School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
West Hills Intermediate School is 13.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.3% versus 33.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
In Armstrong County, median household income comes to about $65,008, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Armstrong County counts 17 public schools with about 6,972 students.
About 0.2 miles separate West Hills Intermediate School from the closest public school, West Hills Primary School. The five-mile area around West Hills Intermediate School holds 3 other public schools. West Hills Intermediate School's average proficiency of 47.3% compares with 62.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns West Hills Intermediate School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 424 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 499. The ratio was 12.5:1 in 2020-21 and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for West Hills Intermediate School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Armstrong SD
- Armstrong JSHSHigh · 1,374 students
- Lenape Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- West Shamokin JSHSHigh · 526 students
- West Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Shannock Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Elderton Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
Other schools in Kittanning
- Armstrong JSHSHigh · 1,374 students
- West Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- West Hills Primary School0.2 mi · 522
- Armstrong JSHS3.5 mi · 1,374
- Lenape Technical School4.8 mi · 586
- Lenape Elementary School5.1 mi · 691
- Sugarcreek Elementary School6.4 mi · 178
- South Buffalo Elementary School10.7 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About West Hills Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend West Hills Intermediate School?
West Hills Intermediate School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does West Hills Intermediate School serve?
West Hills Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Hills Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Hills Intermediate School is approximately 11.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Hills Intermediate School?
At West Hills Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is West Hills Intermediate School public or private?
West Hills Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Armstrong SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.