📍 2911 Kingswood Blvd, Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, 75052
West el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Prairie, Tarrant County. The school has 639 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amber Cannon. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths.
West el enrolls 639 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 222 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 28% |
| Asian | 134 | 21% |
| White | 71 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
447 of the school's 639 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 389 qualify for free lunch and 58 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 el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 101.
West el is one of 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The district serves 53,339 students district-wide and employs 3,860 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 639 students, West el is close to the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large