📍 72 Miss Edna Lane, Hazard, Perry County, 41701
West Perry Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hazard, Perry County. The school has 755 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perry County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Perry Elementary School enrolls 755 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 725 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
534 of the school's 755 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 529 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Perry Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 KY-50, state senate district 30, state house district 84.
West Perry Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Perry County, based in Hazard, Kentucky. The district serves 3,438 students district-wide and employs 234 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 755 students, West Perry Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 344 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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