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What tradition at West Hills Primary Sch should never be changed?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARMSTRONG SD·NCES 420259000945
West Hills Primary School
181 Heritage Park Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201 · (724) 548-7651 · Armstrong County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
537 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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 | 125 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
8%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
Students here typically continue to
West Hills Primary School→West Hills Intermediate School
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
51.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
68.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% | 62.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Armstrong County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #545 of 1,396 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #299 of 1,511 ▲ 115 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #706 of 1,511 ▼ 186 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #469 of 1,638 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #457 of 1,528 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #1,461 of 1,531 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #179 of 1,600 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #288 of 1,045 | #2 of 7 |
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
522
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 522 | 43.2 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 44.4 | 12.1:1 | 100% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 44.4 | 12.3:1 | 100% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 99% (571) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 46.4 | 14.1:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 48% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 43% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hills Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (653 to 522); teachers down 7% (46.4 to 43.2).
About West Hills Primary School
Federal records list West Hills Primary School as an elementary school in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 522 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 3.
Armstrong SD has 4,240 students spread across 8 schools.
White students are the large majority at West Hills Primary School, with 96% of enrollment. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, West Hills Primary School comes in at 8%.
The school has about 12.1 students per teacher and 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school.
The allk12 Grade for West Hills Primary School is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
West Hills Primary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 27.9 points (61.4% versus 33.5%), a top-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Armstrong County show that median household income is about $65,008, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. West Hills Primary School is one of 17 public schools in Armstrong County, which together enroll about 6,972 students.
Nearest public school: West Hills Intermediate School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, West Hills Primary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The number of students declined from 574 to 522 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.1:1, from 13.3:1.
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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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- Shannock Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Elderton Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
Other schools in Kittanning
- Armstrong JSHSHigh · 1,374 students
- West Hills Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 424 students
Nearby schools
- West Hills Intermediate School0.2 mi · 424
- Armstrong JSHS3.6 mi · 1,374
- Lenape Technical School4.9 mi · 586
- Lenape Elementary School5.2 mi · 691
- Sugarcreek Elementary School6.4 mi · 178
- South Buffalo Elementary School10.6 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About West Hills Primary SchoolHow large is West Hills Primary School?
West Hills Primary School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-03.
Is West Hills Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Hills Primary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Hills Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Hills Primary School is approximately 12.1:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Hills Primary School?
At West Hills Primary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is West Hills Primary School public or private?
West Hills Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Armstrong SD.
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