📍 156 Northumberland Road, Irwin, Westmoreland County, 15642
West Hempfield MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Irwin, Westmoreland County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hempfield Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Hempfield MS enrolls 400 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6% Two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 364 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 400 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 169 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Hempfield MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 58.
West Hempfield MS is one of 9 schools in Hempfield Area SD, based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,062 students district-wide and employs 371 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 400 students, West Hempfield MS is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large