📍 630 Vernon St, Allegan, Allegan County, 49010
West Ward Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Allegan, Allegan County. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Allegan Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Ward Elementary School enrolls 246 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 5.7% Two or more races and 4.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 210 | 85% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 246 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 qualify for free lunch and 24 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 Ward Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 80.
West Ward Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Allegan Public Schools, based in ALLEGAN, Michigan. The district serves 2,046 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 246 students, West Ward Elementary School is close to the district average of about 256 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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