📍 100 Dix Rd, Jefferson City, Cole County, 65109
West Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jefferson City, Cole County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elem. enrolls 307 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 17% Black or African American and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 204 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 307 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 43 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 Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 MO-30, state senate district 6, state house district 60.
West Elem. is one of 18 schools in JEFFERSON CITY, based in JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri. The district serves 8,491 students district-wide and employs 737 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, West Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 472 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small