📍 2600 S 600 W, Russiaville, Howard County, 46979
Western Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Russiaville, Howard County. The school has 576 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Western School Corporation school district. It serves grades K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Primary School enrolls 576 students across grades K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 463 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 576 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Western Primary 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 IN-50, state senate district 21, state house district 38.
Western Primary School is one of 4 schools in Western School Corporation, based in Russiaville, Indiana. The district serves 2,542 students district-wide and employs 166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 576 students, Western Primary School is close to the district average of about 636 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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