West Central PK - 8 School

As a tight-knit elementary school in Maynard, Iowa, West Central PK - 8 School works with 236 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under West Central Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 325.

Within West Central Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 333 students, West Central PK - 8 School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, West Central PK - 8 School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Fayette County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, West Central PK - 8 School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.7%; this one delivers 67.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fayette County put median household earnings sit near $60,165, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. West Central PK - 8 School is one of 15 public schools in Fayette County (combined enrollment of about 3,222 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Central Charter High School, around 0.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Central PK - 8 School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Central PK - 8 School's enrollment has expanded 16% since 2018, when it stood at 204 (now 236). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.