📍 163 Lilac Lane, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, 15666
Norvelt El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County. The school has 466 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Pleasant Area SD school district. It serves grades K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Norvelt El Sch enrolls 466 students across grades K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 6.4% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 433 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 466 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Norvelt El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 59.
Norvelt El Sch is one of 5 schools in Mount Pleasant Area SD, based in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,853 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 466 students, Norvelt El Sch is larger than the district average of about 371 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe