📍 850 Hill St, Batesville, Independence County, 72501
West Magnet School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Batesville, Independence County. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Batesville School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
West Magnet School enrolls 549 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
377 of the school's 549 students (69%) 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 Magnet School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 VT-10.
West Magnet School is one of 5 schools in BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BATESVILLE, Arkansas. The district serves 3,513 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 549 students, West Magnet School is smaller than the district average of about 703 students per school.