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Wes-Del Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
500 Jackson St
Gaston, IN 47342
Phone
(765) 358-3079
District
WES-DEL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
414
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.5% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Wes-Del Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
45%
30%
39%
43%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
44%
43%
30%
40%
58%
47%
44%
43%
30%
40%
58%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
40%
27%
40%
39%
40%
    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
15
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 22 5.3%
Kindergarten 72 17.4%
Grade 1 67 16.2%
Grade 2 55 13.3%
Grade 3 67 16.2%
Grade 4 73 17.6%
Grade 5 58 14.0%
Total 414 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.6% 94.4% 68.5%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 13.9%
Hispanic 5.7% 4.7% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.3% 52.1% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 50.0% 47.4% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.3% 4.7% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,059 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 64.9 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.6% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 22.7% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,931 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 13.1% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.1% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.9% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.3% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 9.1% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,046 $5,163,284 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $410 $350,140 3.2%
Staff $371 $316,834 2.9%
General Administration $361 $308,294 2.8%
School Administration $927 $791,658 7.2%
Operation $1,000 $854,000 7.7%
Transportation $630 $538,020 4.9%
Other $276 $235,704 2.1%
Total Support $3,975 $3,394,650 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,893 $2,470,622 22.4%
Total Expenditures $12,915 $11,029,410 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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