West Elementary School
1105 West 4th St
Mount Vernon IN, 47620, Posey County
Phone: 812-833-2072
Ranking:
(272 out of 1,449, top 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Mount Vernon Metropolitan School District
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: | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 397 | 409 | 431 | 433 | 302 | 285 | 280 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 68 | 17.1% | 63 | 15.4% | 73 | 16.9% | 73 | 16.9% | 46 | 15.2% | 49 | 17.2% | 47 | 16.8% |
Grade 1: | 57 | 14.4% | 74 | 18.1% | 70 | 16.2% | 70 | 16.2% | 46 | 15.2% | 47 | 16.5% | 46 | 16.4% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 18.6% | 69 | 16.9% | 71 | 16.5% | 66 | 15.2% | 50 | 16.6% | 53 | 18.6% | 44 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 66 | 16.6% | 75 | 18.3% | 62 | 14.4% | 71 | 16.4% | 55 | 18.2% | 43 | 15.1% | 41 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 71 | 17.9% | 58 | 14.2% | 73 | 16.9% | 76 | 17.6% | 52 | 17.2% | 48 | 16.8% | 44 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 61 | 15.4% | 70 | 17.1% | 82 | 19.0% | 77 | 17.8% | 53 | 17.5% | 45 | 15.8% | 58 | 20.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 208 | 52.4% | 215 | 52.6% | 239 | 55.5% | 242 | 55.9% | 153 | 50.7% | 129 | 45.3% | 143 | 51.1% |
Female: | 189 | 47.6% | 194 | 47.4% | 192 | 44.5% | 191 | 44.1% | 135 | 44.7% | 139 | 48.8% | 123 | 43.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.6% | 14 | 3.2% | 9 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.4% |
Black: | 20 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.9% | 16 | 3.7% | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 2.1% |
White: | 343 | 86.4% | 354 | 86.6% | 376 | 87.2% | 376 | 86.8% | 278 | 92.1% | 268 | 94.0% | 258 | 92.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.3% | 17 | 4.2% | 23 | 5.3% | 30 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 193 | 48.6% | 202 | 49.4% | 208 | 48.3% | 179 | 41.3% | 106 | 35.1% | 100 | 35.1% | 107 | 38.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.8% | 30 | 7.3% | 25 | 5.8% | 23 | 5.3% | 28 | 9.3% | 18 | 6.3% | 18 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.54 | 17.04 | 17.24 | 18.30 | 17.32 | 16.40 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 87.7% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 88.6% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.6% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 83.7% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.4% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.3% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85.9% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 80.6% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89.6% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 89.6% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 78% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 82.6% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.8% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 89.7% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.9% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 83.8% | 67% |
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* West Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.