West Point El Sch

Set in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, West Point El Sch is a tight-knit elementary campus, run under Hempfield Area SD. It educates 372 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in Hempfield Area SD (5,015 students total), West Point El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, West Point El Sch lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Westmoreland County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, West Point El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Westmoreland County shows median household earnings sit near $74,109, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Westmoreland County runs 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), of which West Point El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Wendover MS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Point El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 58.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Point El Sch's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 372). The White share of enrollment edged down from 94% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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