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West Bay Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 14813 School Dr, Panama City Beach, Bay County, 32413

313
Pupils
15.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

West Bay Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Panama City Beach, Bay County. The school has 313 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bay school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bay

Enrollment & staffing

West Bay Elementary School enrolls 313 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.

Male students
161 (51%)
Female students
152 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student-teacher ratio
15.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23475%
Hispanic or Latino4615%
Two or more races175.4%
Asian82.6%
Black or African American72.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

155 of the school's 313 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 150 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

West Bay Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 FL-20, state senate district 2, state house district 6.

School district: BAY

West Bay Elementary School is one of 49 schools in BAY, based in PANAMA CITY, Florida. The district serves 27,558 students district-wide and employs 1,463 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 313 students, West Bay Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.

27,558
District students
49
Schools
1,463
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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