📍 2412 Jethro Ave, Zion, Lake County, 60099
West Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Zion, Lake County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William Stanton. It is part of the Zion ESD 6 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Elementary School enrolls 327 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.3% |
| White | 12 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 327 students (83%) 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 61.
West Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Zion ESD 6, based in Zion, Illinois. The district serves 2,176 students district-wide and employs 148 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, West Elementary School is close to the district average of about 311 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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