Nicely Elementary School
55 Mclaughlin Dr
Greensburg PA, 15601, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-832-2865
Ranking:
(167 out of 2,311, top 7%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Greensburg Salem 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 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 354 | 350 | 356 | 307 | 353 | 314 | 315 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 63 | 17.8% | 64 | 18.3% | 76 | 21.3% | 43 | 14.0% | 62 | 17.6% | 52 | 16.6% | 58 | 18.4% |
Grade 1: | 55 | 15.5% | 70 | 20.0% | 54 | 15.2% | 56 | 18.2% | 62 | 17.6% | 58 | 18.5% | 57 | 18.1% |
Grade 2: | 68 | 19.2% | 54 | 15.4% | 59 | 16.6% | 51 | 16.6% | 60 | 17.0% | 69 | 22.0% | 49 | 15.6% |
Grade 3: | 55 | 15.5% | 53 | 15.1% | 52 | 14.6% | 50 | 16.3% | 66 | 18.7% | 53 | 16.9% | 42 | 13.3% |
Grade 4: | 56 | 15.8% | 54 | 15.4% | 51 | 14.3% | 57 | 18.6% | 59 | 16.7% | 44 | 14.0% | 38 | 12.1% |
Grade 5: | 57 | 16.1% | 55 | 15.7% | 63 | 17.7% | 50 | 16.3% | 44 | 12.5% | 38 | 12.1% | 71 | 22.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 177 | 50.0% | 169 | 48.3% | 180 | 50.6% | 158 | 51.5% | 173 | 49.0% | 152 | 48.4% | 166 | 52.7% |
Female: | 177 | 50.0% | 181 | 51.7% | 176 | 49.4% | 149 | 48.5% | 172 | 48.7% | 154 | 49.0% | 145 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 29 | 8.2% | 13 | 3.7% | 22 | 6.2% | 18 | 5.9% | 24 | 6.8% | 24 | 7.6% | 27 | 8.6% |
White: | 307 | 86.7% | 312 | 89.1% | 324 | 91.0% | 282 | 91.9% | 322 | 91.2% | 285 | 90.8% | 283 | 89.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 3.4% | 19 | 5.4% | 6 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 36.2% | 122 | 34.9% | 135 | 37.9% | 102 | 33.2% | 145 | 41.1% | 112 | 35.7% | 100 | 31.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.4% | 14 | 4.0% | 8 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.5% | 12 | 3.8% | 7 | 2.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.92 | 16.49 | 17.36 | 15.34 | 17.00 | 16.90 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 98% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 98.4% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 94.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.9% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.1% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.9% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.7% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93.4% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 94.4% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 94.9% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 91.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 88.8% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 82.4% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.3% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.2% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 95.5% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.3% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 92.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89.8% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 88.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 87.6% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 91.4% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 87.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 86% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 75.5% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 83.7% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92.6% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 88.5% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 87.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 85.2% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 94.7% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 91.1% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 92.3% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 90.3% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.4% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 87.9% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 84.8% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 78.6% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.9% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.4% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 78.5% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 81.8% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 76.9% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.4% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 45.1% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 78.4% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 85.8% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 86% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 71.1% | 64.2% |
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* Nicely Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.