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Laurel Valley Elementary School
137 Education Ln
New Florence PA, 15944, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-238-5476
Ranking: 
(1,240 out of 2,311, bottom 46%)*
(1,240 out of 2,311, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ligonier Valley School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 218 | 231 | 240 | NA | NA | 356 | 375 | 393 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 40 | 18.3% | 41 | 17.7% | 38 | 15.8% | NA | NA | 45 | 12.6% | 43 | 11.5% | 68 | 17.3% |
| Grade 1: | 40 | 18.3% | 36 | 15.6% | 34 | 14.2% | NA | NA | 40 | 11.2% | 71 | 18.9% | 50 | 12.7% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 17.9% | 34 | 14.7% | 35 | 14.6% | NA | NA | 74 | 20.8% | 47 | 12.5% | 52 | 13.2% |
| Grade 3: | 37 | 17.0% | 33 | 14.3% | 35 | 14.6% | NA | NA | 41 | 11.5% | 52 | 13.9% | 60 | 15.3% |
| Grade 4: | 33 | 15.1% | 33 | 14.3% | 62 | 25.8% | NA | NA | 49 | 13.8% | 58 | 15.5% | 50 | 12.7% |
| Grade 5: | 29 | 13.3% | 54 | 23.4% | 36 | 15.0% | NA | NA | 59 | 16.6% | 52 | 13.9% | 54 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 117 | 53.7% | 125 | 54.1% | 131 | 54.6% | NA | NA | 193 | 54.2% | 196 | 52.3% | 210 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 101 | 46.3% | 106 | 45.9% | 109 | 45.4% | NA | NA | 155 | 43.5% | 168 | 44.8% | 179 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 211 | 96.8% | 224 | 97.0% | 236 | 98.3% | NA | NA | 353 | 99.2% | 368 | 98.1% | 390 | 99.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.3% | 5 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 45.4% | 114 | 49.4% | 106 | 44.2% | NA | NA | 122 | 34.3% | 118 | 31.5% | 113 | 28.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 6.9% | 8 | 3.5% | 26 | 10.8% | NA | NA | 59 | 16.6% | 62 | 16.5% | 58 | 14.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.78 | 11.24 | 12.21 | NA | NA | 16.31 | 16.40 | 16.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 96% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 89.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.4% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 86.6% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 89.2% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 84% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 81.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 72.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 80.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 86.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 84.7% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.3% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 86.8% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 92.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 74.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82.6% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79.1% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 83.7% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 80.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 91.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 93.2% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 96.1% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 84.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 93.7% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 58.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 66.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 66.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 71.1% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 81.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.9% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.8% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 74.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 67.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 75% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 68% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 71.1% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 63.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 65.7% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 73.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 60.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 58% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 48.6% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.9% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 77.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 88.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 72.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 83.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 86.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 86.5% | 78% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 73.7% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 78.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 74.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 77.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 68.8% |
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* Laurel Valley Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.