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West Elem School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1911 6th St
Wamego, KS 66547
Phone
(785) 456-8333
District
Wamego
County
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
356
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.7% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

West Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
71%
44%
60%
38%
81%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
40%
57%
43%
58%
37%
58%
40%
57%
43%
58%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
35%
55%
40%
52%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 104 29.2%
Grade 4 125 35.1%
Grade 5 127 35.7%
Total 356 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.5% 92.4% 65.8%
Black 1.5% 1.0% 7.2%
Hispanic 7.4% 6.3% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.1% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.5% 27.4% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 24.2% 23.6% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 3.9% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,887 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 41.6 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.6% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.7% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.3% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,881 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.7% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.3% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.7% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.5% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.9% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.0% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 3.4% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,100 $14,933,000 21.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,204 $1,975,000 2.8%
Staff $500 $820,000 1.2%
General Administration $469 $770,000 1.1%
School Administration $602 $988,000 1.4%
Operation $989 $1,623,000 2.3%
Transportation $349 $573,000 0.8%
Other $251 $412,000 0.6%
Total Support $4,364 $7,161,000 10.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $29,204 $47,923,000 68.4%
Total Expenditures $42,667 $70,017,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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