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West End Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
6795 Highway 132
Altoona, AL 35952
Phone
(256) 622-1085
District
Etowah County
County
ETOWAH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
376
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.1% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

West End Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
48%
43%
53%
21%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
45%
37%
54%
5%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
46%
45%
66%
56%
25%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
40%
55%
50%
25%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
16
17
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 16 4.3%
Kindergarten 44 11.7%
Grade 1 60 16.0%
Grade 2 56 14.9%
Grade 3 53 14.1%
Grade 4 56 14.9%
Grade 5 49 13.0%
Grade 6 42 11.2%
Total 376 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.9% 88.3% 53.8%
Black 2.8% 3.8% 32.8%
Hispanic 7.2% 6.3% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.2% 60.6% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 68.1% 52.9% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.1% 7.7% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 62,005 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 127.1 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.4% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 20.2% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,171 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.4% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.3% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.3% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.9% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 9.4% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,004 $52,316,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $698 $6,079,000 5.6%
Staff $449 $3,910,000 3.6%
General Administration $266 $2,318,000 2.1%
School Administration $640 $5,580,000 5.2%
Operation $849 $7,394,000 6.8%
Transportation $530 $4,621,000 4.3%
Other $251 $2,183,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,682 $32,085,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,705 $23,575,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $12,391 $107,976,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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