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George J. West El. School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Providence, Providence County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Providence school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
George J. West El. School enrolls 601 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 6.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 400 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 18% |
| White | 38 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
504 of the school's 601 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 470 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
George J. West El. School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 RI-20, state senate district 5, state house district 7.
George J. West El. School is one of 39 schools in Providence, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The district serves 20,250 students district-wide and employs 1,511 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, George J. West El. School is larger than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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