📍 602 Call St, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, 50536
West Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tyler Bjustrom. It is part of the Emmetsburg Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elementary School enrolls 300 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 275 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
122 of the school's 300 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 108 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.
West 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-40, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
West Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Emmetsburg Comm School District, based in Emmetsburg, Iowa. The district serves 742 students district-wide and employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 300 students, West Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 247 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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