📍 502 Eighth Avenue, Laurel, Yellowstone County, 59044
West School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurel, Yellowstone County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurel Elem school district. It serves grades 1–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West School enrolls 256 students across grades 1–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 226 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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 School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 28, state house district 55.
West School is one of 4 schools in Laurel Elem, based in Laurel, Montana. The district serves 1,157 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, West School is close to the district average of about 289 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe