Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAMEGO·NCES 200000301608
West Elem
1911 6th St, Wamego, KS 66547 · (785) 456-8333 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
113 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wamego. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
KS avg 38.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Kansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
+1 (+0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 12.8:1
% White
86%
was 91%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Elem
Located at 1911 6th St, in Wamego, Kansas, West Elem is a medium-sized elementary school that serves 353 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Wamego.
Within Wamego, which oversees 5 schools and 1,617 students, West Elem is one campus in the system.
On demographics, West Elem records that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Pottawatomie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting West Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 62.5%, a residual of +15.6 points.
In the surrounding community, Pottawatomie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,325 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. West Elem is one of 16 public schools in Pottawatomie County (combined enrollment of about 4,283 students).
Nearest neighbor: Central Elem, around 0.7 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, West Elem comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 352 students in 2018 compared to 353 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 91% to 86%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the West Elem community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,204
Census ACS
Median income
$92,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wamego
- Wamego HighHigh · 504 students
- Wamego Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Central ElemElementary · 357 students
- Wamego High School Virtual SchoolHigh · 18 students
Other schools in Wamego
- Wamego HighHigh · 504 students
- Wamego Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Central ElemElementary · 357 students
- Wamego High School Virtual SchoolHigh · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elem0.7 mi · 357
- Wamego High School Virtual School0.7 mi · 18
- Wamego High0.7 mi · 504
- Wamego Middle School0.9 mi · 385
- St George Elem5.9 mi · 374
- Rock Creek High School9.4 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About West ElemHow many students attend West Elem?
West Elem enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does West Elem serve?
West Elem serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Elem is approximately 17.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Elem?
At West Elem, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is West Elem in?
West Elem is part of Wamego.
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