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Westville Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 207 E Valparaiso St, Westville, LaPorte County, 46391

517
Pupils
17.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Westville Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westville, LaPorte County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD of New Durham Township school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
MSD of New Durham Township

Enrollment & staffing

Westville Elementary School enrolls 517 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.

Male students
243 (47%)
Female students
274 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student-teacher ratio
17.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White44686%
Hispanic or Latino428.1%
Two or more races275.2%
Black or African American2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

222 of the school's 517 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 20 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, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Westville 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 9.

School district: MSD of New Durham Township

Westville Elementary School is one of 2 schools in MSD of New Durham Township, based in Westville, Indiana. The district serves 908 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Westville Elementary School is close to the district average of about 454 students per school.

908
District students
2
Schools
61
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

43%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
12%
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 - Fringe

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