West Newton El Sch

Set in West Newton, Pennsylvania, West Newton El Sch is a compact elementary school, overseen by Yough SD. It educates 181 students across grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 59% below the state mean of about 443.

Within Yough SD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,818 students, West Newton El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, West Newton El Sch records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West Newton El Sch has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at West Newton El Sch qualify 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 south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Newton El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.6%; this one delivers 80.9%, a residual of +21.3 points.

Around the school, Westmoreland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,109 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Newton El Sch is one of 85 public schools in Westmoreland County (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rostraver El Sch, around 3.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Newton El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 196 students in 2018 compared to 181 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.