📍 120 Campbell St, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, 79045
West Central el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hereford, Deaf Smith County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Samantha Guerrero. It is part of the Hereford Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Central el enrolls 361 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 340 | 94% |
| White | 20 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 361 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 306 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Central el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 31, state house district 86.
West Central el is one of 8 schools in HEREFORD ISD, based in HEREFORD, Texas. The district serves 3,964 students district-wide and employs 268 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, West Central el is smaller than the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant