📍 912 West 12th, Goodland, Sherman County, 67735
West Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Goodland, Sherman County. The school has 252 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Goodland school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elementary enrolls 252 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 252 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 134 qualify for free lunch and 24 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, 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 KS-10, state senate district 40, state house district 120.
West Elementary is one of 5 schools in Goodland, based in Goodland, Kansas. The district serves 930 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 252 students, West Elementary is larger than the district average of about 186 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote