Elementary school (grades K-5) · Limestone, TN

West View School

Federal NCES profile for West View School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470438001765
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
47
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

West View School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Tennessee schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
10.3:1
small classes for Tennessee
267
students enrolled

West View School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

267

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.3:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-33% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How West View School compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at West View School

West View School is a mid-sized elementary school in Limestone, Tennessee, enrolling 267 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.3:1, West View School is leaner than roughly 92% of Tennessee schools and 33% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 267 puts it in the smaller third of Tennessee schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,838 scored Tennessee schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 267 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 16.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 71 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 267 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Washington County also operates Daniel Boone High School (1,145 students) and David Crockett High School (1,122 students) alongside West View School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How West View School compares

West View School on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.3:1 ▼ 33% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 267 top 82% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
267
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 33% below state mean
Top 8% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,021
per pupil, district-wide - below Tennessee avg of $10,822
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 267 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
61
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 22.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 26.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 88.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.9%
Two or More 4.9%
African American 1.5%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 88.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 22.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 22.1, West View School is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Washington County, which includes West View School.

$10,021
Per student
-7%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.2%
State 42.7%
Federal 16.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How West View School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Daniel Boone High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
David Crockett High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Boones Creek Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Ridgeview Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
University School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to West View School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Washington County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Tennessee, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on West View School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about West View School

How many students attend West View School?

West View School has 267 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Limestone, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at West View School?

The student-teacher ratio at West View School is 10.3:1, which is 33% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of West View School?

The largest demographic group at West View School is White at 88.0% of enrollment, in Limestone, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for West View School?

West View School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is West View School a good school?

West View School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Tennessee schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Washington County?

Besides West View School, Washington County also operates Daniel Boone High School (1,145 students), David Crockett High School (1,122 students), and Boones Creek Elementary School (823 students). See the Washington County district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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