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If you could change one rule at West Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYOMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263657007268
West Elementary School
1840 38TH ST SW, WYOMING, MI 49519 · (616) 530-7533 · Kent County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
384 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (103).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56% · 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 Wyoming Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
23.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School this school | 468 | 82.1% | 24.6% |
| Central Kelloggsville Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 494 | 82.8% | 23.3% |
| Donelson Hills Elementary School WATERFORD | 392 | 79.8% | 31.3% |
| Keppen School LINCOLN PARK | 332 | 87.3% | 29.2% |
| Sibley School GRAND RAPIDS | 308 | 83.8% | N/A |
| Owen Elementary School PONTIAC | 383 | 79.4% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan 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 Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,022 of 1,085 | #75 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,014 of 1,072 | #76 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,048 of 1,139 | #78 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #380 of 1,630 | #24 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #624 of 1,424 | #43 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #50 of 1,424 | #13 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #325 of 1,563 | #30 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #568 of 979 | #52 of 80 |
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
468
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 82% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 90% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 88% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 87% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 28.4 | 18.5:1 | 82% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 77% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 66% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 37% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (524 to 468); teachers up 6% (28.4 to 30).
About West Elementary School
West Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in WYOMING, Michigan. Its 468 students are spread across kindergarten through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Wyoming Public Schools has 3,767 students spread across 7 schools.
The most common group at West Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 40%. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 21% White, and 12% multiracial. Among all residents of Kent County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 30 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Around 82% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Kent County.
The allk12 Grade for West Elementary School is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For West Elementary School, the prediction is 29.9% and the result is 24.6%.
Kent County has about 663,150 residents, and the median household income is $82,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides West Elementary School, Kent County has 238 other public schools.
The closest public school, Gladiola Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from West Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
West Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, West Elementary School's enrollment declined 7%, to 468. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at West Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wyoming Public Schools
- Wyoming High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Wyoming Junior High SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Wyoming IntermediateMiddle · 579 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Gladiola Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Oriole Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
Other schools in WYOMING
- Wyoming High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Vanguard Charter AcademyElementary · 765 students
- Kelloggsville High SchoolHigh · 595 students
- Wyoming Junior High SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Wyoming IntermediateMiddle · 579 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 537 students
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 51.
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
- West Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 740 students
- West Elementary SchoolRussellville, AL · 686 students
- WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NY · 680 students
Nearby schools
- Gladiola Elementary School0.5 mi · 290
- Oriole Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 277
- Wyoming Intermediate0.9 mi · 579
- Wyoming High School1.2 mi · 1,273
- West Godwin Elementary School1.4 mi · 393
- Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming1.4 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About West Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Elementary School?
West Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does West Elementary School serve?
West Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at West Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at West Elementary School.
How diverse is West Elementary School?
West Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 40% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees West Elementary School?
West Elementary School is overseen by Wyoming Public Schools in Kent County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.