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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON R-II·NCES 291560000739

WEST LANE ELEM.

338 N WEST LN, JACKSON, MO 63755 · (573) 243-9565 · Cape Girardeau County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
142 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
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
Kindergarten
73
Grade 1
76
Grade 2
68
Grade 3
79
Grade 4
93
Student demographics
White
35591%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
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
Male
19751%
Female
19249%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
33.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -32.0pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.3pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
389
-94 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.4:1
% White
91%
was 92%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About WEST LANE ELEM.

As a mid-sized elementary school in JACKSON, Missouri, WEST LANE ELEM. teaches 389 students from grades K through 4, run under JACKSON R-II. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so WEST LANE ELEM. sits 23% bigger than that benchmark.

JACKSON R-II comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,827 students; WEST LANE ELEM. is among them.

Looking at the student body, WEST LANE ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 37% of students at WEST LANE ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cape Girardeau County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, WEST LANE ELEM. is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.6%; WEST LANE ELEM. posts 27.3%, -23.3 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cape Girardeau County) records that median household income runs about $68,464, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. WEST LANE ELEM. is one of 27 public schools in Cape Girardeau County (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students).

The closest other public school is SOUTH ELEM., roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around WEST LANE ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST LANE ELEM. at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. WEST LANE ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 483 (now 389). Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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Cape Girardeau County at a glance

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Population
82,735
Census ACS
Median income
$68,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,025 students

Quick facts

School name
WEST LANE ELEM.
District
JACKSON R-II
Address
338 N WEST LN, JACKSON, MO 63755
Phone
(573) 243-9565
County
Cape Girardeau County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
389
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
142 (37%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
291560000739
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WEST LANE ELEM.
How many students attend WEST LANE ELEM.?
WEST LANE ELEM. enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does WEST LANE ELEM. serve?
WEST LANE ELEM. serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does WEST LANE ELEM. have?
WEST LANE ELEM. employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST LANE ELEM.?
At WEST LANE ELEM., the student body is approximately 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is WEST LANE ELEM. public or private?
WEST LANE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by JACKSON R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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