West Elementary School
1840 38th St Sw
Wyoming MI, 49519, Kent County
Phone: 616-530-7533
Ranking: 
(1,425 out of 2,213, bottom 36%)*
(1,425 out of 2,213, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Wyoming Public Schools
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: | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 448 | 457 | 432 | 433 | 340 | 328 | 344 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 15.0% | 108 | 23.6% | 83 | 19.2% | 85 | 19.6% | 79 | 23.2% | 40 | 12.2% | 48 | 14.0% |
| Grade 1: | 112 | 25.0% | 94 | 20.6% | 100 | 23.1% | 107 | 24.7% | 66 | 19.4% | 57 | 17.4% | 65 | 18.9% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 20.1% | 90 | 19.7% | 90 | 20.8% | 75 | 17.3% | 70 | 20.6% | 54 | 16.5% | 52 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 21.0% | 88 | 19.3% | 76 | 17.6% | 85 | 19.6% | 65 | 19.1% | 58 | 17.7% | 49 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 19.0% | 77 | 16.8% | 83 | 19.2% | 81 | 18.7% | 60 | 17.6% | 54 | 16.5% | 58 | 16.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 230 | 51.3% | 232 | 50.8% | 210 | 48.6% | 213 | 49.2% | 172 | 50.6% | 160 | 48.8% | 168 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 218 | 48.7% | 225 | 49.2% | 222 | 51.4% | 220 | 50.8% | 145 | 42.6% | 140 | 42.7% | 152 | 44.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 138 | 30.8% | 134 | 29.3% | 121 | 28.0% | 120 | 27.7% | 49 | 14.4% | 57 | 17.4% | 49 | 14.2% |
| Black: | 62 | 13.8% | 65 | 14.2% | 62 | 14.4% | 63 | 14.5% | 45 | 13.2% | 44 | 13.4% | 47 | 13.7% |
| White: | 206 | 46.0% | 218 | 47.7% | 213 | 49.3% | 214 | 49.4% | 220 | 64.7% | 200 | 61.0% | 221 | 64.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 8.7% | 31 | 6.8% | 26 | 6.0% | 25 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 309 | 69.0% | 299 | 65.4% | 282 | 65.3% | 262 | 60.5% | 153 | 45.0% | 146 | 44.5% | 132 | 38.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 8.0% | 39 | 8.5% | 37 | 8.6% | 25 | 5.8% | 47 | 13.8% | 38 | 11.6% | 40 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.40 | 20.31 | 21.07 | 21.12 | 20.00 | 19.10 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 88.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.5% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.7% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 96.6% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.3% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 39.1% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 30.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.7% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 87.8% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 82.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 86.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 56.4% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 60.9% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 51.4% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 46.1% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 55.7% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 54.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.3% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 93.2% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 90.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 26.9% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 34.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 79.2% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 78% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.4% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 57.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.8% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 42.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 46.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 38.8% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 37.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 33.5% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 32.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 30.6% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 70.4% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 75.8% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 76% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.7% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 70.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 81.7% | 81.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 66.2% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 79% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 81.6% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 85.4% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 61.7% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 58.2% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 60.1% | 63.4% |
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* West Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.