WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an intimate middle-grades school in SIDNEY, Nebraska, WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 238 students from grades 4 through 6, part of SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Across the 5 schools in SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (1,141 students total), WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest consists of 9% Hispanic.

On the resource side, WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.1%; this one delivers 63.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cheyenne County shows median household income runs about $60,348, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Cheyenne County (combined enrollment of about 1,407 students).

SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.6%.

WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 28% since 2018, when it stood at 186 (now 238).

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