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West Newton Elementary School
1208 Vine St
West Newton PA, 15089, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-872-5877
Ranking: 
(1,264 out of 2,311, bottom 45%)*
(1,264 out of 2,311, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Yough 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 223 | 229 | 228 | 237 | 234 | 230 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 32 | 14.3% | 46 | 20.1% | 42 | 18.4% | 49 | 20.7% | 52 | 22.2% | 44 | 19.1% |
| Grade 1: | 51 | 22.9% | 44 | 19.2% | 48 | 21.1% | 50 | 21.1% | 37 | 15.8% | 51 | 22.2% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 20.6% | 48 | 21.0% | 46 | 20.2% | 42 | 17.7% | 47 | 20.1% | 42 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 48 | 21.5% | 46 | 20.1% | 41 | 18.0% | 48 | 20.3% | 45 | 19.2% | 56 | 24.3% |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 20.6% | 45 | 19.7% | 51 | 22.4% | 48 | 20.3% | 53 | 22.6% | 37 | 16.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 121 | 54.3% | 111 | 48.5% | 109 | 47.8% | 119 | 50.2% | 104 | 44.4% | 94 | 40.9% |
| Female: | 102 | 45.7% | 118 | 51.5% | 119 | 52.2% | 118 | 49.8% | 122 | 52.1% | 128 | 55.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 6 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 7 | 3.0% | 9 | 3.9% |
| White: | 209 | 93.7% | 219 | 95.6% | 217 | 95.2% | 228 | 96.2% | 225 | 96.2% | 219 | 95.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.2% | 8 | 3.5% | 7 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 47.5% | 84 | 36.7% | 89 | 39.0% | 88 | 37.1% | 83 | 35.5% | 76 | 33.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 7.6% | 27 | 11.8% | 25 | 11.0% | 28 | 11.8% | 27 | 11.5% | 33 | 14.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.05 | 14.31 | 14.47 | 13.84 | 14.83 | 14.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.3% | 78.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.1% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 85.5% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 67% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 72.4% | 72.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 80.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 84.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 80.7% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 71.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 72.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.1% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 68.7% | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 90.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 96.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 85.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 67.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 67.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76% | 66.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 65.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 70.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 66.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.7% | 60.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 54.7% | 54.1% |
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* West Newton 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.