West Elementary School
1513 State St
Alton IL, 62002, Madison County
Phone: 618-463-2134
Ranking: (2,481 out of 3,028, bottom 18%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Alton Community Unit School District 11
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 59 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 536 | 524 | 510 | 509 | 498 | 414 | 548 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 76 | 14.2% | 81 | 15.5% | 78 | 15.3% | 76 | 14.9% | 53 | 10.6% | 63 | 15.2% | 84 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 18.5% | 87 | 16.6% | 86 | 16.9% | 66 | 13.0% | 73 | 14.7% | 70 | 16.9% | 88 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 90 | 16.8% | 87 | 16.6% | 77 | 15.1% | 75 | 14.7% | 92 | 18.5% | 66 | 15.9% | 87 | 15.9% |
Grade 3: | 104 | 19.4% | 79 | 15.1% | 82 | 16.1% | 98 | 19.3% | 93 | 18.7% | 78 | 18.8% | 86 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 90 | 16.8% | 79 | 15.1% | 91 | 17.8% | 100 | 19.6% | 96 | 19.3% | 68 | 16.4% | 92 | 16.8% |
Grade 5: | 77 | 14.4% | 111 | 21.2% | 96 | 18.8% | 94 | 18.5% | 91 | 18.3% | 69 | 16.7% | 111 | 20.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 307 | 57.3% | 289 | 55.2% | 280 | 54.9% | 285 | 56.0% | 244 | 49.0% | 170 | 41.1% | 281 | 51.3% |
Female: | 229 | 42.7% | 235 | 44.8% | 230 | 45.1% | 224 | 44.0% | 207 | 41.6% | 211 | 51.0% | 245 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 4.9% | 29 | 5.5% | 21 | 4.1% | 18 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% |
Black: | 144 | 26.9% | 126 | 24.0% | 135 | 26.5% | 129 | 25.3% | 135 | 27.1% | 118 | 28.5% | 150 | 27.4% |
White: | 307 | 57.3% | 309 | 59.0% | 297 | 58.2% | 313 | 61.5% | 304 | 61.0% | 263 | 63.5% | 365 | 66.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 55 | 10.3% | 54 | 10.3% | 49 | 9.6% | 40 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 343 | 64.0% | 324 | 61.8% | 177 | 34.7% | 289 | 56.8% | 278 | 55.8% | 261 | 63.0% | 256 | 46.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 4.1% | 32 | 6.1% | 157 | 30.8% | 34 | 6.7% | 28 | 5.6% | 33 | 8.0% | 41 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.11 | 8.82 | 13.42 | 14.14 | 12.77 | 10.60 | 17.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 59.0% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 62.5% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 74.6% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 77.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 82.3% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.4% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 84.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.1% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.2% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 34.5% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 49.7% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 49.6% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 63.5% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 57.2% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 61.7% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 67.3% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 68.4% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 75.2% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 69.0% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 69.1% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 44.0% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.6% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.9% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 82.3% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 82.3% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 80.0% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.0% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81.6% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 44.9% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 64.4% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 64.8% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 62.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 66.2% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.6% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.7% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 68.5% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 51.9% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.7% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 62.7% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 71.2% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 75.5% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 77.2% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73.9% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 67.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 74.8% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 74.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 70.6% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 74.3% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 61.6% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 60.2% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.8% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 71.1% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 82.2% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.7% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.0% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 78.3% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 69.8% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 77.7% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 42.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 50.3% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 51.3% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 54.5% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 56.5% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.0% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 71.7% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 67.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 70.7% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 69.6% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 76.8% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 50.3% | 58.9% |
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* West Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.