📍 920 W King St, Spearfish, Lawrence County, 57783
West Elementary - 03 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spearfish, Lawrence County. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nick Gottlob. It is part of the Spearfish School District 40-2 school district. It serves grades 1–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elementary - 03 enrolls 352 students across grades 1–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.3% Two or more races and 5.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
54 of the school's 352 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 Elementary - 03 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 31, state house district 31.
West Elementary - 03 is one of 7 schools in Spearfish School District 40-2, based in Spearfish, South Dakota. The district serves 2,385 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 352 students, West Elementary - 03 is close to the district average of about 341 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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