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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTON CUSD 11·NCES 170360004116
West Elementary School
1513 State St, Alton, IL 62002 · (618) 463-2134 · Madison County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
232 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 24% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Alton CUSD 11. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
28.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 19.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Elementary School
West Elementary School's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School this school | 407 | 57.0% | 25.0% |
| Kellar Primary School Peoria | 365 | 53.2% | 52.6% |
| Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate Freeport | 350 | 52.6% | 25.9% |
| Butler Elementary School Springfield | 367 | 56.9% | 42.5% |
| East Elementary School Alton | 415 | 64.8% | 31.6% |
| Springfield Ball Charter School Springfield | 394 | 60.9% | 35.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,449 of 1,925 | #23 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,452 of 2,077 ▼ 252 | #22 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,706 of 2,077 ▼ 141 | #24 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #966 of 2,419 | #15 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #983 of 2,035 | #11 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #243 of 2,042 | #2 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #1,100 of 2,132 | #19 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #163 of 1,461 | #1 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
407
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 661
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 30.7 | 13.3:1 | 57% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 60% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 66% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 56% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 59% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 63% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 42 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (586 to 407); teachers down 23% (40 to 30.7).
About West Elementary School
West Elementary School, located in Alton, Illinois, is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers grades 2 through 5, with 407 students on the rolls.
Alton CUSD 11 counts 10 schools and 5,526 students, including West Elementary School.
White students account for 45% of enrollment at West Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups include 29% Black, 17% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Madison County residents are about 83% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Based on 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, West Elementary School has a ratio of 13.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points above the 46% average for public schools in Madison County.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, West Elementary School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.6%.
In Madison County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $75,793 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting West Elementary School, Madison County has 84 public schools.
Eunice Smith Elementary School is the nearest public school to West Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. West Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 30.3% proficiency; West Elementary School posts 25.0%.
West Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 407, compared with 425 in 2020-21.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alton CUSD 11
- Alton High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- Alton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,220 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Early ChildhoodElementary · 267 students
- Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other schools in Alton
- Alton High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- Alton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,220 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Lovejoy Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Eunice Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 188 students
- Journeys SchoolHigh
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elementary School is the 24th largest of the 51.
- West Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 520 students
- West Elementary SchoolZion, IL · 339 students
- West Elementary SchoolSycamore, IL · 270 students
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
Nearby schools
- Eunice Smith Elementary School1.0 mi · 188
- Lovejoy Elementary School1.5 mi · 230
- Alton Middle School2.1 mi · 1,220
- Gilson Brown Elementary School2.2 mi · 176
- East Elementary School2.4 mi · 415
- Alton High School2.8 mi · 1,823
Frequently asked questions
About West Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Elementary School?
West Elementary School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 02-05.
Is West Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does West Elementary School have?
West Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at West Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 8% Hispanic, 29% Black, 17% Two or more.
What district is West Elementary School in?
West Elementary School is part of Alton CUSD 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.