📍 235 W Converse, Morristown, Hamblen County, 37814
West Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morristown, Hamblen County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamblen County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elementary enrolls 432 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <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 Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-10, state senate district 1, state house district 10.
West Elementary is one of 18 schools in Hamblen County, based in Morristown, Tennessee. The district serves 10,300 students district-wide and employs 668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, West Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small