WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a substantial primary school in MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, part of MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT, educates 556 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 67% larger than the state mean of about 332.

MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,647 students; WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Elmore County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Elmore County put median household earnings sit near $65,359, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Elmore County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,507 students), WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 14%, going from 488 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025.

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