📍 403 W Fite St, Park Hills, St. Francois County, 63601
West Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Park Hills, St. Francois County. The school has 438 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central R-Iii school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Elem. enrolls 438 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 413 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 438 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 42 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 a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-80, state senate district 3, state house district 117.
West Elem. is one of 4 schools in CENTRAL R-III, based in PARK HILLS, Missouri. The district serves 2,041 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 438 students, West Elem. is close to the district average of about 510 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant