📍 1911 6th St, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, 66547
West Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wamego, Pottawatomie County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wamego school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Elem enrolls 356 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 356 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 86 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 17, state house district 51.
West Elem is one of 5 schools in Wamego, based in Wamego, Kansas. The district serves 1,640 students district-wide and employs 146 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, West Elem is close to the district average of about 328 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe