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West Point Elementary School

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West Point Elementary School ranks 214 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

West Point Elementary School is a public elementary school in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, serving 403 students in grades K-5 as part of the Hempfield Area School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with impressive academic outcomes that exceed district and state averages.

West Point Elementary School's students demonstrate exceptional proficiency in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments, with 69.2% and 70% proficiency rates, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade PSSA Math (79.5% proficient) and 3rd grade PSSA ELA (73.5% proficient), outpacing the district and state by a wide margin. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates are impressive, with 94.1% of 4th-grade students scoring proficient or better in the 2023-2024 PSSA Science assessment.

When compared to other nearby schools, Latrobe Elementary School and Baggaley Elementary School within the Greater Latrobe School District also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% and 35% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively. However, Jeannette McKee Elementary School in the Jeannette City School District has significantly lower PSSA proficiency rates compared to West Point Elementary School and its neighbors.

372

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,623

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

533 St Andrews Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601

(724) 850-2270

District: Hempfield Area School District

Students who attend West Point Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wendover Middle School
High:	Hempfield Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg59%

Pennsylvania avg45%

214^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Hempfield Area School District

92^nd of 606Hempfield Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	214 of 1511	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	209 of 1526	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	329 of 1534	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	355 of 1534	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	94 of 1433	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	314 of 1544	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	313 of 1530	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	168 of 1547	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	86.3	130 of 1554	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	82.7	205 of 1474	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	229 of 1467	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	260 of 1519	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.6	297 of 1599	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	363 of 1597	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	285 of 1579	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	455 of 1549	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	284 of 1551	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	370 of 1555	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	176 of 1545	88.6%	★★★★☆
2005	82.6	130 of 1299	90.0%	★★★★★
2004	70.3	430 of 1308	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.6	499 of 1302	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	213 of 1466	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	220 of 1488	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	191 of 1369	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	107 of 1432	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	65.2	472 of 1414	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	213 of 1475	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	213 of 1495	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	303 of 1201	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	261 of 1229	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	399 of 1236	67.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+22 vs state

Math69%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 St Andrews Drive	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-2270	372	27	13.5	35.2%	330 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	84.2	214^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.8%		84	209^th of 1526 public elementary schools	86.3%	5	79.5	62.9	64.6		69.2	73.5	64.5	71.4		70.0	$17,623	$626	$16,997
Amos K Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	810 Welty St	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	521	40	13.1	102.1%	349 (67.0%)	51 (9.8%)	36 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.1%)	53.2	778^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.5%		53.6	818^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.4%	40	58.9	47.3	41.6		49.7	51.0	48.6	42.7		47.5	$16,545	$1,628	$14,917
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-6	1010 Mountain View Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greater Latrobe School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 834-7399	534	37	14.5	18.9%	483 (90.4%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.7%)	80.8	261^st of 1511 public elementary schools	82.7%		79.6	297^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.5%	36	76.0	75.0	39.5	40.6	57.0	72.2	83.3	69.1	81.1	76.2	$15,030	$768	$14,262
Nicely Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 McLaughlin Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	296	19	15.5	97.6%	202 (68.2%)	26 (8.8%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (17.6%)	66.5	545^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.9%		72.7	439^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.2%	106	60.9	63.4	46.7		56.8	64.5	52.5	50.0		55.8	$16,801	$1,653	$15,148
Fort Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Baltzer Meyer Pike	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 850-2501	480	40	11.9	47.1%	419 (87.3%)	16 (3.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	69.7	471^st of 1511 public elementary schools	68.8%		76.6	356^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.7%	115	62.5	77.7	43.1		62.0	47.2	68.8	55.4		57.4	$19,628	$1,341	$18,286
Norvelt Elementary School	Public	K-3	163 Lilac Lane	Mount Pleasant	15666	Westmoreland County	Mount Pleasant Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 547-4100	457	35	13.1	58.6%	424 (92.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)								(n/a)	52.0				52.0	42.4				42.4	$13,846	$580	$13,267
Maxwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Old Salem Rd	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-3500	380	28	13.6	26.8%	351 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	89.2	132^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	91.3%		86	168^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.0%	36	89.1	84.0	63.9		77.0	68.8	86.0	68.6		72.6	$16,662	$627	$16,035
Stanwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Arona Rd	New Stanton	15672	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 838-4000	518	39	13.4	47.3%	464 (89.6%)	8 (1.5%)	16 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	77.3	335^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.8%		79.7	295^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.7%	40	76.5	61.4	63.0		68.1	63.2	60.8	55.3		60.4	$18,091	$1,234	$16,857
Jeannette McKee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Lowry Ave	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Jeannette City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 523-6522	504	47	10.7	77.8%	271 (53.8%)	81 (16.1%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (23.0%)	22.4	1164^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.0%		30.2	1106^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.5%	58	30.3	32.7	22.6	24.6	27.2	19.7	25.0	24.2	38.4	27.6	$14,626	$2,279	$12,347
Baggaley Elementary School	Public	K-6	4080 Route 982	Latrobe	15650	Westmoreland County	Greater Latrobe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 539-4531	510	38	13.2	37.1%	472 (92.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	69.5	476^th of 1511 public elementary schools	68.5%		68.4	526^th of 1526 public elementary schools	65.5%	50	64.1	52.6	40.9	49.4	52.1	69.2	56.1	47.0	68.9	61.1	$14,797	$771	$14,026

Frequently Asked Questions about West Point Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of West Point Elementary School?

Students at West Point Elementary School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is West Point Elementary School a good school?

West Point Elementary School ranks 214^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Point Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Point Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wendover Middle School
High : Hempfield Area Senior High School

How many students attend West Point Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended West Point Elementary School.

What district is West Point Elementary School in?

Hempfield Area School District

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