📍 338 N West Ln, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, 63755
West Lane Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson R-Ii school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Lane Elem. enrolls 385 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.6% Two or more races and 2.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 355 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 385 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 91 qualify for free lunch and 38 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 Lane Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 27, state house district 146.
West Lane Elem. is one of 10 schools in JACKSON R-II, based in JACKSON, Missouri. The district serves 5,748 students district-wide and employs 363 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, West Lane Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 575 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small