📍 729 11th St N, Moorhead, Clay County, 56560
West Central Academy-S is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Moorhead, Clay County. The school has 43 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moorhead Area Public Schools school district. It serves grades 4–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Central Academy-S enrolls 43 students across grades 4–12. The student body is 79% male and 21% female. A teaching staff of 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 28% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 16 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 14% |
| Asian | 1 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
33 of the school's 43 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 31 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 Central Academy-S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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-70, state senate district 4.
West Central Academy-S is one of 16 schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools, based in MOORHEAD, Minnesota. The district serves 7,571 students district-wide and employs 469 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 43 students, West Central Academy-S is smaller than the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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