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Wes-Del Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 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
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
418
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.4% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
66%
45%
47%
39%
84%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
43%
25%
39%
43%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
39%
43%
39%
42%
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
14
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 66 15.8%
Grade 1 76 18.2%
Grade 2 67 16.0%
Grade 3 54 12.9%
Grade 4 64 15.3%
Grade 5 69 16.5%
Total 418 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.9% 95.3% 67.7%
Black 0.5% 0.4% 14.1%
Hispanic 4.4% 4.0% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.5% 54.1% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 53.6% 49.9% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 4.2% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,092 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 65.6 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.8% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 22.4% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,941 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 14.4% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.7% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.4% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 26.8% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.0% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,698 $4,906,000 44.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $383 $330,000 3.0%
Staff $339 $292,000 2.6%
General Administration $317 $273,000 2.5%
School Administration $929 $800,000 7.2%
Operation $1,099 $946,000 8.6%
Transportation $786 $677,000 6.1%
Other $239 $206,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,093 $3,524,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,042 $2,619,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,833 $11,049,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
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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