Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAMAQUA AREA SD·NCES 422322003948
West Penn Twp Elementary School
185 School Dr, New Ringgold, PA 17960 · (570) 386-5051 · Schuylkill County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-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
13.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
117 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Tamaqua Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.4pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 55.8% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Penn Twp Elementary School
West Penn Twp Elementary School's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Penn Twp Elementary School this school | 250 | 46.8% | 54.1% |
| Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School Kintnersville | 245 | 42.9% | 73.4% |
| Londonderry Elementary School Middletown | 234 | 48.3% | 51.5% |
| Klein Elementary School Erie | 282 | 48.6% | 69.9% |
| Stewart Elementary School Lower Burrell | 259 | 44.0% | 40.6% |
| Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary School Delta | 255 | 47.5% | 46.8% |
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 Penn Twp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #758 of 1,396 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #828 of 1,511 ▼ 229 | #5 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #959 of 1,511 ▼ 236 | #7 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,416 of 1,638 | #15 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #876 of 1,528 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #1,152 of 1,531 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #1,050 of 1,600 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #402 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
250
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 250 | 18.7 | 13.4:1 | 47% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 17.7 | 14.9:1 | 44% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 17.5 | 16.0:1 | 49% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 43% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 46% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 30% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 11 | 21.7:1 | 20% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 21% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 15 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Penn Twp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (299 to 250); teachers down 1% (19 to 18.7).
About West Penn Twp Elementary School
West Penn Twp Elementary School is a small elementary school in New Ringgold, Pennsylvania. The school serves 250 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 44% smaller than that.
The district, Tamaqua Area SD, operates 4 schools serving 2,048 students.
The large majority of students at West Penn Twp Elementary School, 88%, are White. Next come 8% Hispanic and 2% Black. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at West Penn Twp Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Teachers at West Penn Twp Elementary School total 18.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. The school counts 117 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 47%. That is 19 points below the 66% average for public schools in Schuylkill County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, West Penn Twp Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Schuylkill County, median household income is about $68,313, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. West Penn Twp Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Schuylkill County, which together enroll about 18,259 students.
Nearest public school: Tamaqua Area SHS, about 6.4 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, West Penn Twp Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 269 in 2020-21 and 250 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 13.4:1.
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Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tamaqua Area SD
- Tamaqua Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
- Tamaqua Area SHSHigh · 613 students
- Tamaqua Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Tamaqua Area SHS6.4 mi · 613
- Tamaqua Area Middle School6.4 mi · 488
- Panther Valley JSHS6.5 mi · 759
- Panther Valley Intermediate School6.6 mi · 458
- Tamaqua Elementary School6.6 mi · 697
- Panther Valley Elementary School8.7 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About West Penn Twp Elementary SchoolHow many students attend West Penn Twp Elementary School?
West Penn Twp Elementary School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Penn Twp Elementary School serve?
West Penn Twp Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Penn Twp Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at West Penn Twp Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Penn Twp Elementary School?
At West Penn Twp Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is West Penn Twp Elementary School public or private?
West Penn Twp Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tamaqua Area SD.
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