📍 6795 Highway 132, Altoona, Etowah County, 35952
West End Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altoona, Etowah County. The school has 390 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Etowah County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
West End Elementary School enrolls 390 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 341 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
305 of the school's 390 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West End Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 DE-30.
West End Elementary School is one of 24 schools in Etowah County, based in Gadsden, Alabama. The district serves 8,739 students district-wide and employs 492 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 390 students, West End Elementary School is close to the district average of about 364 students per school.
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