Summary:
Western Elementary School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Latham, OH, with a student population of 161. The school is part of the Paint Valley Local school district, and its student body is predominantly White, with over 98% of students identifying as such in recent years.
While Western Elementary School performs well in certain subject areas, such as 5th grade science and English Language Arts, it struggles in mathematics, particularly in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades, where proficiency rates are significantly lower than state averages. The school also has a concerning trend of higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a 21.0% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the state average of 7.1% in the 2019-2020 school year. Additionally, Western Elementary School has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 40.2 students per teacher, which is significantly higher than the nearby Greenfield Middle School, Northwest Middle School, Huntington Middle School, Waverly Junior High School, and Paint Valley Middle School, which have ratios ranging from 12.3 to 18.2 students per teacher.
Interestingly, Western Elementary School's student population is overwhelmingly White, in contrast to the more racially diverse student bodies of the nearby schools. Additionally, the school's spending per student in the 2018-2019 school year was $11,344, which is higher than the nearby schools, which ranged from $7,424 to $10,250 per student. By addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, improving its mathematics instruction, and exploring ways to diversify its student population, Western Elementary School can work to provide a more well-rounded and equitable education for its students.
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Detail:
Public 4-6
District:
Western Local
Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,938
Students who attend Western Elementary School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Western Elementary School:
Student/teacher ratio: 40.2
Number of students: 161
Racial breakdown:
White:
98.8%
Hispanic:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.6%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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