West School

West School, a modestly sized elementary school in TOOELE, Utah, overseen by Tooele District, educates 297 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 40% leaner than the state mean of about 491.

Within Tooele District, which oversees 27 schools and 16,088 students, West School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, West School lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian. By comparison, Tooele County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, West School reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tooele County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Tooele County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,587, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Tooele County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,521 students), West School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tooele Jr High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West School. On composite proficiency, West School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 29.2%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. West School's enrollment has fell 38% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 297). White enrollment moved from 84% to 73% across the same window.

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