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West Hempfield Elementary School
469 Wendel Rd
Irwin PA, 15642, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-850-2780
Ranking: 
(1,003 out of 2,495, top 40%)*
(1,003 out of 2,495, top 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hempfield Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 38 | 39 | |||
| Total Students: | 529 | 562 | 563 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 15.3% | 89 | 15.8% | 92 | 16.3% |
| Grade 1: | 87 | 16.4% | 95 | 16.9% | 88 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 17.4% | 88 | 15.7% | 101 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 15.9% | 101 | 18.0% | 91 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 98 | 18.5% | 89 | 15.8% | 92 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 16.4% | 100 | 17.8% | 99 | 17.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 253 | 47.8% | 283 | 50.4% | 280 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 264 | 49.9% | 271 | 48.2% | 279 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Black | 10 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.0% |
| White: | 504 | 95.3% | 531 | 94.5% | 539 | 95.7% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 27.0% | 137 | 24.4% | 130 | 23.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 9.1% | 49 | 8.7% | 54 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.38 | 14.90 | 14.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 89.8% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 92.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 90.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 92.5% | 83.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 84% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 85.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 87.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.6% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 84.7% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 86.8% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 86.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 91.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.4% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 78.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80.6% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 91.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 91.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 88.5% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 75.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 86.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 82.4% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.2% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 86.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 76.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 85.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88.6% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 67.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 75% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 76.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 73.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71.6% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 73.7% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 80.7% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 76.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 78.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 75.6% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 80.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 86.8% | 67.1% |
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* West Hempfield Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.