📍 306 S Park Lane Dr, Knoxville, Marion County, 50138
West Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Knoxville, Marion County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Taylor. It is part of the Knoxville Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elementary enrolls 465 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.9% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 420 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 465 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.
West Elementary is one of 4 schools in Knoxville Comm School District, based in Knoxville, Iowa. The district serves 1,664 students district-wide and employs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 465 students, West Elementary is close to the district average of about 416 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant