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George J. West El. 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
145 Beaufort Street
Providence, RI 02908
Phone
(401) 456-9337
District
Providence
County
PROVIDENCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
533
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.1% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

George J. West El. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
39%
18%
38%
32%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

40 30 20 10 0
17%
33%
14%
30%
20%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

40 30 20 10 0
13%
30%
15%
30%
10%
30%
    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
13
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 60 11.3%
Grade 1 66 12.4%
Grade 2 94 17.6%
Grade 3 87 16.3%
Grade 4 116 21.8%
Grade 5 110 20.6%
Total 533 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.7% 8.3% 54.0%
Black 18.5% 15.4% 9.5%
Hispanic 72.9% 71.3% 32.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 3.9% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.0% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 89.3% 78.0% 43.2%
Free lunch eligible 82.4% 72.0% 37.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 6.0% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 190,214 1,095,962
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 10,334.4 1,061
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 4.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 17.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.8% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.9% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 11.5% 18.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 70,313 436,902
Single Parent Households With Children 11.5% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.9% 89.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.7% 37.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.1% 23.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 19.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 14.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.6% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.1% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 13.7% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,017 $238,602,000 42.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,991 $59,380,000 10.6%
Staff $1,993 $39,573,000 7.0%
General Administration $532 $10,567,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,335 $26,505,000 4.7%
Operation $2,704 $53,691,000 9.6%
Transportation $1,043 $20,704,000 3.7%
Other $1,061 $21,068,000 3.8%
Total Support $11,658 $231,488,000 41.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,609 $91,512,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,284 $561,602,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,349 $1,545,252,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,412 $328,437,000 10.5%
Staff $927 $126,212,000 4.0%
General Administration $338 $46,024,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,048 $142,744,000 4.6%
Operation $1,720 $234,250,000 7.5%
Transportation $950 $129,315,000 4.1%
Other $934 $127,218,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,330 $1,134,200,000 36.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,282 $446,865,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $22,962 $3,126,317,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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