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West Union Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 400 North Pine, West Union, Fayette County, 52175

223
Pupils
11.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

West Union Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Union, Fayette County. The school has 223 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Travis Elliott. It is part of the North Fayette Valley Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“3 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Travis Elliott
School district
North Fayette Valley Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

West Union Elementary School enrolls 223 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

Male students
117 (52%)
Female students
106 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.8
Student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“3

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White20190%
Hispanic or Latino167.2%
Two or more races52.2%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

95 of the school's 223 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 78 qualify for free lunch and 17 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

Rural, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“3Title I

West Union Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 IA-20, state senate district 28, state house district 55.

School district: North Fayette Valley Comm School District

West Union Elementary School is one of 5 schools in North Fayette Valley Comm School District, based in West Union, Iowa. The district serves 1,052 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 223 students, West Union Elementary School is close to the district average of about 210 students per school.

1,052
District students
5
Schools
81
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
85%
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

Setting: Rural - Remote

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