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West Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
707 Sharp St
Glenwood, IA 51534
Phone
(712) 527-4886
District
Glenwood Comm School District
County
MILLS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
421
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.5% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
89%
71%
86%
66%
91%
75%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
73%
83%
73%
87%
73%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
89%
69%
87%
68%
91%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 118 28.0%
Grade 4 151 35.9%
Grade 5 152 36.1%
Total 421 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.0% 93.3% 75.9%
Black 0.5% 0.9% 7.3%
Hispanic 6.3% 5.2% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.1% 37.5% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 28.7% 30.7% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.3% 6.9% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,628 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 65.2 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.2% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.2% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 19.8% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,847 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.6% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.9% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.9% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.8% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.8% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.0% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,373 $13,198,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $306 $634,000 2.4%
Staff $674 $1,395,000 5.4%
General Administration $388 $803,000 3.1%
School Administration $824 $1,707,000 6.6%
Operation $1,082 $2,240,000 8.6%
Transportation $404 $836,000 3.2%
Other $312 $647,000 2.5%
Total Support $3,989 $8,262,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,182 $4,518,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $12,544 $25,978,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
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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