Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN TIOGA SD·NCES 421773007289
Westfield Area Elementary School
1355 Route 49, Westfield, PA 16950 · (814) 367-2712 · Tioga County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
316 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.4% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 41.0% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Westfield Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Tioga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #876 of 1,396 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #749 of 1,511 ▲ 196 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #933 of 1,511 ▲ 85 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #1,196 of 1,638 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #696 of 1,528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #1,505 of 1,531 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #292 of 1,600 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #316 of 1,045 | #3 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
315
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 315 | 24.6 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 100% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 23.6 | 13.3:1 | 100% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 64% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 29.6 | 13.2:1 | 62% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 62% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 56% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 55% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 21 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westfield Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (390 to 315); teachers down 17% (29.6 to 24.6).
About Westfield Area Elementary School
Westfield Area Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Westfield, Pennsylvania, under Northern Tioga SD. It enrolls 315 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6. The school is 29% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Westfield Area Elementary School falls under Northern Tioga SD, which has 5 schools enrolling 1,989 students.
The share of students at Westfield Area Elementary School who are White is 97%. Tioga County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Westfield Area Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.8 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Westfield Area Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.6%.
In the surrounding county, Tioga County, median household income comes to about $64,899, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 5,053 students.
Measured in a straight line, Cowanesque Valley JSHS is about 0.5 miles from Westfield Area Elementary School. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Westfield Area Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Westfield Area Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Westfield Area Elementary School enrolled 328 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 315.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tioga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,945
Census ACS
Median income
$64,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Tioga SD
- Williamson SHSHigh · 543 students
- Russell B Walter Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Cowanesque Valley JSHSHigh · 365 students
- Clark Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Cowanesque Valley JSHS0.5 mi · 365
- JASPER-TROUPSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 207
- Northern Potter JSHS9.2 mi · 219
- Northern Potter Childrens School9.4 mi · 293
- Galeton JSHS13.3 mi · 144
- Galeton Area School13.3 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About Westfield Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Westfield Area Elementary School?
Westfield Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Westfield Area Elementary School serve?
Westfield Area Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Westfield Area Elementary School have?
Westfield Area Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Westfield Area Elementary School?
Student demographics at Westfield Area Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Westfield Area Elementary School in?
Westfield Area Elementary School is part of Northern Tioga SD.
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