📍 1105 W 4th St, Mount Vernon, Posey County, 47620
West Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Posey County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Mount Vernon school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Elementary School enrolls 366 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 8.5% Two or more races and 4.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 307 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 8.5% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
250 of the school's 366 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
West Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-80, state senate district 49, state house district 76.
West Elementary School is one of 5 schools in MSD Mount Vernon, based in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The district serves 1,999 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, West Elementary School is close to the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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