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Schools in New Stanton · Hempfield Area School District

New Stanton’s public schools outscore 89% of Pennsylvania districts

On the state math tests, 51% of New Stanton’s students scored proficient, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Stanton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
69%
▲ 14 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 15 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 10 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▼ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
PA 13.4
Schools in town
1
2,918 students on the public path
In brief

New Stanton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 2024 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Stanton’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 69% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,945 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Stanton’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 89% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2024)Better than 95%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,702 test results and a graduating class of 410 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of New Stanton’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,617 in math, 2,788 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Stanton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Stanwood El SchHempfield Area School DistrictB+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
10–12Hempfield Area SHSin GreensburgB

New Stanton’s public schools are run by Hempfield Area School District, which also serves Adamsburg, Hempfield, Hunker and Youngwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hempfield Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,015 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,945PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 55.1% · 2788 students tested
Math51%
State average 36.1% · 2617 students tested

New Stanton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share New Stanton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New StantonAHempfield Area
YoungwoodAHempfield Area

Every school in New Stanton

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in New Stantonby address
Stanwood El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
518 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving New Stantonin other towns
Wendover MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greensburg
A−
626 students14:1Rate it →
West Hempfield MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Irwin
B−
546 students13:1Rate it →
Hempfield Area SHS
High · Grades 10–12 · Greensburg
B
1,228 students17:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center).

Questions about New Stanton’s schools

Are New Stanton’s schools good?

By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Stanton children attend outscore 89% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Stanton in?

Hempfield Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,015 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do New Stanton kids go to high school?

Hempfield Area SHS in Greensburg, with 1,228 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is New Stanton’s graduation rate?

97% of the class of 2023 in Hempfield Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does New Stanton spend per student?

$17,945 in Hempfield Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.