📍 531 W Main St, Lancaster, Dallas County, 75146
West Main el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Dallas County. The school has 603 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dashonda Millner. It is part of the Lancaster Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Main el enrolls 603 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 392 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.6% |
| White | 13 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
512 of the school's 603 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 508 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 Main 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 23, state house district 109.
West Main el is one of 11 schools in LANCASTER ISD, based in LANCASTER, Texas. The district serves 6,822 students district-wide and employs 443 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 603 students, West Main el is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large