📍 499 Boundary Ave, Bethpage, Nassau County, 11714
John H West School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethpage, Nassau County. The school has 482 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainedge Union Free School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John H West School enrolls 482 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 20% |
| Asian | 64 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
56 of the school's 482 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
John H West School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-30, state senate district 6, state house district 17.
John H West School is one of 5 schools in PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in N MASSAPEQUA, New York. The district serves 2,961 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 482 students, John H West School is smaller than the district average of about 592 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large