📍 101 Bulldog LN, Liberty, DeKalb County, 37059
DeKalb West Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Liberty, DeKalb County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DeKalb West Elementary enrolls 448 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 398 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
DeKalb West Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 17, state house district 40.
DeKalb West Elementary is one of 6 schools in DeKalb County, based in Smithville, Tennessee. The district serves 3,644 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 448 students, DeKalb West Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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