West Ward Elementary School

Set in ALLEGAN, Michigan, West Ward Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community, run under Allegan Public Schools. It works with 247 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

West Ward Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Allegan Public Schools, a district that works with 2,035 students overall.

Demographically, West Ward Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Allegan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Allegan County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, West Ward Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.0%, the actual is 41.1%, a residual of +3.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Allegan County put median household earnings sit near $83,283, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Allegan County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), of which West Ward Elementary School is one.

LE White Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Ward Elementary School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Ward Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. West Ward Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 247). Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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