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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WES-DEL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180450000758
Wes-Del Elementary School
500 Jackson St, Gaston, IN 47342 · (765) 358-3079 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
253 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 57% · 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
Wes-Del Elementary School→Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Wes-Del Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
48.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Wes-Del Elementary School
Wes-Del Elementary School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes-Del Elementary School this school | 427 | 59.3% | 39.7% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Boonville | 449 | 58.6% | 55.5% |
| South Decatur Elementary School Greensburg | 467 | 59.1% | 39.6% |
| Hatfield Elementary School Mitchell | 396 | 58.8% | N/A |
| Tzouanakis Intermediate School Greencastle | 419 | 57.5% | 39.5% |
| Milan Elementary School Milan | 462 | 56.7% | 37.7% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Wes-Del Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #521 of 983 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #444 of 986 | #7 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #595 of 986 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #546 of 1,079 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #635 of 991 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #953 of 996 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #377 of 1,058 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #131 of 353 | #2 of 7 |
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
427
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
+110% since 1990-91, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 59% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 31.8 | 12.9:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 56% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 62% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 56% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 52% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 48% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 12 | 15.4:1 | 34% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 10 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wes-Del Elementary School.
About Wes-Del Elementary School
Wes-Del Elementary School is an elementary school located in Gaston, Indiana, in Delaware County. It serves 427 students in pre-K through 5.
Wes-Del Community Schools oversees Wes-Del Elementary School and 1 other school, with 862 students in total.
Wes-Del Elementary School's enrollment is 95% White. Next come 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 85% White. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Wes-Del Elementary School employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. That is close to the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Wes-Del Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 59%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Wes-Del Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Wes-Del Elementary School is 6.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.7% actual, 33.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
Wes-Del Elementary School is located in Delaware County, where the median household income is $58,127, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Wes-Del Elementary School, Delaware County has 35 other public schools.
Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles away. Within ten miles of Wes-Del Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Wes-Del Elementary School is behind the 45.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment climbed 10% from its 2020-21 level of 389.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Wes-Del Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wes-Del Community Schools
- Wes-Del Middle/Senior High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Wes-Del PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Gaston
- Wes-Del Middle/Senior High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Wes-Del PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School2.5 mi · 435
- Royerton Elementary School7.6 mi · 596
- Summitville School7.6 mi · 230
- Eaton Elementary School8.0 mi · 256
- Delta Middle School8.2 mi · 602
- Delta High School8.2 mi · 848
Frequently asked questions
About Wes-Del Elementary SchoolHow large is Wes-Del Elementary School?
Wes-Del Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wes-Del Elementary School serve?
Wes-Del Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wes-Del Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Wes-Del Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Wes-Del Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wes-Del Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Wes-Del Elementary School public or private?
Wes-Del Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wes-Del Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.