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West Elementary

(515) 228-3890

Physical Address:
105 East Main ST
Slater, IA  50244
Mailing Address:
P.o. Box 267
Slater, IA  50244

School Information

District:
Ballard Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Story County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 3
Number of Students:
539

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in West Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 94.62% 86.14% 85.70%
Hispanic 2.78% 4.44% 7.40%
Others 2.04% 1.77% 3.50%
Black 0.56% 4.56% 5.16%
American Indian 0% 0.53% 0.92%
Asian/Pacific 0% 4.37% 2.03%

Genders in West Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.46% 51.11% 51.69%
Female 49.54% 48.89% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for West Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 517 545 510
Hispanic 10 10 15
Others 0 0 11
Black 5 8 3
American Indian 0 1 0
Asian/Pacific 2 0 0
Total 534 564 539

Enrollment by Gender for West Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 285 292 272
Female 249 272 267
Total 534 564 539

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for West Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 534 564 539
# Eligible for free lunch 75 (14%) 88 (16%) 106 (20%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 10 (2%) 27 (5%) 31 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 85 (16%) 115 (20%) 137 (25%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for West Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 534 564 539
Fulltime teachers 32.1 36.5 38.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.60 15.50 14.18
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.53 13.82 14.04