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West Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 415 West 2nd North, Mountain Home, Elmore County, 83647

520
Pupils
21.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

West Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mountain Home, Elmore County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mountain Home District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Mountain Home District

Enrollment & staffing

West Elementary School enrolls 520 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.

Male students
250 (48%)
Female students
270 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student-teacher ratio
21.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31360%
Hispanic or Latino16632%
Two or more races265%
Black or African American91.7%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

259 of the school's 520 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 62 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“4Title I

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 ID-20, state senate district 23, state house district 23.

School district: MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT

West Elementary School is one of 10 schools in MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT, based in MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho. The district serves 3,647 students district-wide and employs 202 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 520 students, West Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 365 students per school.

3,647
District students
10
Schools
202
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
15%
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: Town - Distant

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