📍 1340 Clay Ave, Russellville, Franklin County, 35653
West Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Russellville, Franklin County. The school has 719 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Russellville City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
West Elementary School enrolls 719 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 5.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 393 | 55% |
| White | 243 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
304 of the school's 719 students (42%) 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 Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-40.
West Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Russellville City, based in Russellville, Alabama. The district serves 2,615 students district-wide and employs 149 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 719 students, West Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 523 students per school.
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