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West Elementary School

Regular School · Alton, IL

West Elementary School is a regular school school in Alton, Illinois, serving grades 02–05 with 407 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
02 – 05
Enrollment
407
Teachers (FTE)
30.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 183 45%
Black or African American 120 29%
Two or more races 69 17%
Hispanic/Latino 34 8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 407 223M / 184F

English Language Learners: 6 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 7.0% -20.7pp 27.7% 267
Reading Proficiency 9.0% -23.7pp 32.7% 270

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.42 grade levels
Math
-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
24 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
21
5.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
210
51.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 407 100%

Contact & Location

1513 State St

Alton, IL 62002

Phone: (618)463-2134

http://altonschools.org/schools/west/index.html

District

Alton CUSD 11

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,814

District enrollment: 5,752

NCES ID

170360004116

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD