State/Public Elementary Open

Western Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 385 W Main St, Lexington, Richland County, 44904

366
Pupils
20.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Western Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Richland County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington Local school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Lexington Local

Enrollment & staffing

Western Elementary School enrolls 366 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.

Male students
192 (52%)
Female students
174 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
17.9
Student-teacher ratio
20.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“3

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 7.1% Two or more races and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32689%
Two or more races267.1%
Hispanic or Latino71.9%
Black or African American61.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

50 of the school's 366 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 44 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“3

Western Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH-40, state senate district 22, state house district 2.

School district: Lexington Local

Western Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Lexington Local, based in Lexington, Ohio. The district serves 2,210 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Western Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 442 students per school.

2,210
District students
5
Schools
127
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Small

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