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West Rapids Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Itasca County. The school has 604 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Rapids Elementary enrolls 604 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.5% American Indian or Alaska Native and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 534 | 88% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
276 of the school's 604 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 51 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 Rapids Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 MN-80, state senate district 5.
West Rapids Elementary is one of 11 schools in GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,972 students district-wide and employs 229 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 604 students, West Rapids Elementary is larger than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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