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West End Elementary School
300 Center St
Punxsutawney PA, 15767, Jefferson County
Phone: 814-938-5122
Ranking: 
(1,698 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*
(1,698 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Punxsutawney Area 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: | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 148 | 162 | 146 | 149 | 141 | 53 | 101 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 31.1% | 47 | 29.0% | 46 | 31.5% | 32 | 21.5% | 37 | 26.2% | NA | NA | 16 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 31 | 20.9% | 38 | 23.5% | 32 | 21.9% | 42 | 28.2% | 31 | 22.0% | 9 | 17.0% | 19 | 18.8% |
| Grade 2: | 40 | 27.0% | 36 | 22.2% | 34 | 23.3% | 39 | 26.2% | 34 | 24.1% | 14 | 26.4% | 22 | 21.8% |
| Grade 3: | 31 | 20.9% | 41 | 25.3% | 34 | 23.3% | 36 | 24.2% | 39 | 27.7% | 15 | 28.3% | 13 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 76 | 51.4% | 86 | 53.1% | 72 | 49.3% | 81 | 54.4% | 64 | 45.4% | 25 | 47.2% | 52 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 72 | 48.6% | 76 | 46.9% | 74 | 50.7% | 68 | 45.6% | 69 | 48.9% | 20 | 37.7% | 45 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.3% | 3 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% |
| White: | 144 | 97.3% | 155 | 95.7% | 144 | 98.6% | 146 | 98.0% | 137 | 97.2% | 53 | 100.0% | 98 | 97.0% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 36.5% | 94 | 58.0% | 63 | 43.2% | 81 | 54.4% | 72 | 51.1% | 27 | 50.9% | 73 | 72.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 2.7% | 11 | 6.8% | 6 | 4.1% | 9 | 6.0% | 13 | 9.2% | 6 | 11.3% | 8 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.63 | 12.35 | 11.69 | 12.32 | 12.17 | 5.70 | 8.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 81.4% | 78.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 84.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 89.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 83.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 91.2% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 67% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.9% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 79.1% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 83.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 85.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 81.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 71.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 85.1% | 78% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 54.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.8% | 70.1% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 60.8% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 68.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 73.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 64.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 71.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 72.4% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 56.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 66.4% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 65.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 55.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 53% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 59% | 61.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 46.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 46.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 38% | 57.3% |
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* West End Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.