West Shore Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in FENTON, Michigan, West Shore Elementary School educates 505 students from grades pre-K through 2, part of Lake Fenton Community Schools. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Lake Fenton Community Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,017 students; West Shore Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, West Shore Elementary School reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West Shore Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Genesee County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Genesee County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,281, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. West Shore Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

Nearest neighbor: Torrey Hill Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Shore Elementary School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Shore Elementary School's enrollment has rose 17% since 2018, when it stood at 433 (now 505).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.