West Elementary

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Wheatland, Wyoming

West Elementary in Wheatland, Wyoming enrolled 195 students in 2024-25 with 15.9 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Wyoming elementary-school median of 10.8. 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, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wyoming: 53.1% and 49%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

188 students in 2022-23, 188 students in 2023-24, 195 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.4 to 15.9.

Students enrolled at West Elementary by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 188, 2024-25: 1950501001502002022-231882023-241882024-25195
Students enrolled at West Elementary by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 188, 2024-25: 1950501001502002022-231882023-241882024-25195
Students enrolled at West Elementary by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 188, 2024-25: 1950501001502002022-231882023-241882024-25195
Students enrolled at West Elementary by school year2022-23: 188, 2023-24: 188, 2024-25: 1950501001502002022-231882023-241882024-25195
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318814.413.1
2023-2418814.712.8
2024-2519515.912.3

12.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Wyoming elementary schools

Among the 182 Wyoming elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wyoming elementary schools, 2024-25182 values from 3.0 to 71.8; West Elementary 12.3; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWest Elementary 12.3state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wyoming elementary schools, 2024-25182 values from 3.0 to 71.8; West Elementary 12.3; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWest Elementary 12.3state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wyoming elementary schools, 2024-25182 values from 3.0 to 71.8; West Elementary 12.3; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWest Elementary 12.3state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wyoming elementary schools, 2024-25182 values from 3.0 to 71.8; West Elementary 12.3; state median 10.8.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWest Elementary 12.3state median 10.8U.S. 14.6

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 188 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Elementary enrolled 188 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 188 of the 188 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

78.5% of students were White, 15.9% Hispanic, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.5%
  2. Hispanic15.9%
  3. Two or more races3.1%
  4. Asian1.0%
  5. American Indian1.0%
  6. Black0.5%

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 Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 53.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23 across Wyoming. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wyoming, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWyoming
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑49%51%53.1%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%47% (2021-22)49%

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 Wheatland

3 public elementary schools in Wheatland report 2024-25 enrollment; West Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Libbey Elementary19811.437.4%
West Elementary19512.335.4%
Notch Peak Elementary33.0not reported

All public schools in Wheatland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about West Elementary

  1. Libbey ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 198 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Guernsey-Sunrise ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 19 miles away: 96 students, 8.7 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
  3. Compare West Elementary with Libbey ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Platte County School District #1 spends per student$21,319 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,319
  5. The largest public schools in WyomingWest Elementary is the number 111 by size of 185 Wyoming elementary schools open in 2024-25.#111 of 185
  6. Wyoming schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Wyoming median of 10.8 for elementary schools.12.3:1
  7. 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 Elementary

  1. How many students attend West Elementary?
    195 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 188 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wheatland, WY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at West Elementary?
    12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wyoming median for elementary schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is West Elementary a Title I school?
    West Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at West Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at West Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 53.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23 across Wyoming. Wyoming'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.
  5. What district is West Elementary in?
    Platte County School District #1, NCES district ID 5605090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 560509000277 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.

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