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West Elem

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

1911 6th St, Wamego, KS 66547 · (785) 456-8333 · Part of Wamego Unified School District 320

Wamego Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
353
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about West Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Wamego Township kids: Wamego Middle School

On the path

Where Wamego Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2Central Elemin Wamego
3–5West ElemYou are here
6–8Wamego Middle Schoolin Wamego

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency56%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1911 6th St, Wamego

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3126
Grade 4127
Grade 5100
Enrollment over time
344’20
379’21
356’22
355’23
353’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Elem from Wamego Township families.

Other schools in Wamego Unified School District 320

The district →
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wamego
357 students13:1
Wamego Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wamego
C
385 students15:1
Wamego High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wamego
C+
504 students13:1
Wamego High School Virtual School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wamego
18 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Wamego Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.