📍 500 Jackson St, Gaston, Delaware County, 47342
Wes-Del Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaston, Delaware County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wes-Del Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wes-Del Elementary School enrolls 418 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 390 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 418 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Wes-Del 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 IN-50, state senate district 26, state house district 32.
Wes-Del Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Wes-Del Community Schools, based in Gaston, Indiana. The district serves 862 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 418 students, Wes-Del Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 287 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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