West Elementary School - Alton, Illinois/IL

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West Elementary School

1513 State St, Alton, IL, 62002-3499 -

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Definition of Terms

West Elementary School

School Level

Primary school

Grades Offered

Grades 2 - 5

County

Madison County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

597 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

36 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 2 - 138 students

Grade 3 - 156 students

Grade 4 - 148 students

Grade 5 - 155 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%
% Hispanic	1%	16%
% Black	28%	22%
% White	70%	56%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

42%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Alton Community Unit 11 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	16	3
Number of Students Managed	6,798 students	907 students
District Total Revenue	$74,854,000	$8,067,000
District Expenditure	$93,471,000	$8,098,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,011	$8,894
District Expenditure / Student	$13,750	$8,928

The wheel deal (The Telegraph)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 06:16:17 am
In late October, First Student in Alton gave out its inaugural employee of the year award. The recipient was given a plaque, a watch with the First Student logo on it and a personal parking space for one year.
Bethalto students ‘travel' to Pakistan (The Telegraph)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 02:24:45 am
BETHALTO — Most school field trips are to places just around the corner, but the fourth-graders at Meadowbrook Intermediate School in Bethalto took a virtual "trip" Tuesday that crisscrossed the globe.
Area gears for Nobel nominee's visit (The Telegraph)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 01:24:45 am
ALTON - An unprecedented sense of excitement is building over this week's appearances by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greg Mortenson. "Not since Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln had their historic debate has Alton witnessed this type of oration," Alton Mayor Tom Hoechst said.
Natural educator (The Telegraph)
posted on October 2, 2009 at 05:09:46 am
Fourth-grade teacher Paula Fritz grew up wanting to be an astronaut but became a teacher instead - a connection that has not been lost by NASA in the space program.
Daring drawing (The Telegraph)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 05:08:31 am
Madalynn McKenzie, 11, is a multitalented, energetic pre-teen with a passion and skill for drawing. Utilizing her artistic talent, McKenzie submitted the prize-winning Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or DARE, poster for the state of Illinois.