West County Elem.
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Park Hills, Missouri
West County Elem. in Park Hills, Missouri enrolled 390 students in 2024-25 with 36.3 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
414 students in 2022-23, 412 students in 2023-24, 390 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.5 to 36.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 414 | 35.5 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 32.8 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | 390 | 36.3 | 10.7 |
10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools
Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 411 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West County Elem. enrolled 411 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 411 of the 411 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions65
- Chronically absent14.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.4% of students were White, 2.6% of two or more races, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White95.4%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Hispanic1.3%
- Black0.5%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at West County Elem. scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 47% | 46% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45‑49% | 39% (2021-22) | 40.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Park Hills
3 public elementary schools in Park Hills report 2024-25 enrollment; West County Elem. is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary | 530 | 11.7 | 49.2% |
| West Elementary | 464 | 13.6 | 48.7% |
| West County Elem. | 390 | 10.7 | 51.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West County Elem.
- West ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 464 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- North County Parkside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.6 miles away: 404 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare West County Elem. with West ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West St. Francois Co. R-IV spends per student$11,495 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,495
- The largest public schools in MissouriWest County Elem. is the number 419 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#419 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.10.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West County Elem.
How many students attend West County Elem.?
390 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 414 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Park Hills, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at West County Elem.?
10.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West County Elem. a Title I school?
West County Elem. ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West County Elem. do on state tests?
The students tested at West County Elem. scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is West County Elem. in?
West St. Francois Co. R-IV, NCES district ID 2918240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291824000965 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.