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Sunset Valley Elementary School
11605 Dickens Dr
Irwin PA, 15642, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-861-3035
Ranking:
(170 out of 2,311, top 7%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Norwin School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 496 | 506 | 431 | 430 | 447 | 449 | 475 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 92 | 18.5% | 88 | 17.4% | 86 | 20.0% | 66 | 15.3% | 79 | 17.7% | 80 | 17.8% | 76 | 16.0% |
Grade 1: | 94 | 19.0% | 108 | 21.3% | 74 | 17.2% | 91 | 21.2% | 94 | 21.0% | 78 | 17.4% | 94 | 19.8% |
Grade 2: | 112 | 22.6% | 89 | 17.6% | 84 | 19.5% | 95 | 22.1% | 83 | 18.6% | 90 | 20.0% | 100 | 21.1% |
Grade 3: | 92 | 18.5% | 106 | 20.9% | 95 | 22.0% | 87 | 20.2% | 91 | 20.4% | 98 | 21.8% | 105 | 22.1% |
Grade 4: | 106 | 21.4% | 115 | 22.7% | 89 | 20.6% | 91 | 21.2% | 100 | 22.4% | 103 | 22.9% | 96 | 20.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 245 | 49.4% | 259 | 51.2% | 231 | 53.6% | 229 | 53.3% | 226 | 50.6% | 221 | 49.2% | 235 | 49.5% |
Female: | 251 | 50.6% | 247 | 48.8% | 200 | 46.4% | 201 | 46.7% | 213 | 47.7% | 220 | 49.0% | 236 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Black: | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.8% |
White: | 466 | 94.0% | 479 | 94.7% | 417 | 96.8% | 416 | 96.7% | 434 | 97.1% | 435 | 96.9% | 462 | 97.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 7.9% | 35 | 6.9% | 22 | 5.1% | 24 | 5.6% | 36 | 8.1% | 16 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 14 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.9% | 15 | 3.3% | 20 | 4.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.08 | 19.65 | 18.12 | 17.62 | 18.32 | 18.60 | 18.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 91% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 85.8% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 90.3% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 97% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 95.7% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 93.5% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.1% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 84.2% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 90.9% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.9% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 87.9% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 86.8% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 83.9% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 89% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 89.9% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 91.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.6% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 90.6% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 92% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 84% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82.5% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 89.8% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.9% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 87.3% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.3% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 92.7% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94.9% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 95.8% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 94.5% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 61% | 56.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 74% | 58% |
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* Sunset Valley Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.