📍 201 20th Street, Wheatland, Platte County, 82201
West Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wheatland, Platte County. The school has 188 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Platte County School District #1 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elementary enrolls 188 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 17% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 188 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
West Elementary is one of 9 schools in Platte County School District #1, based in Wheatland, Wyoming. The district serves 882 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 188 students, West Elementary is larger than the district average of about 98 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote