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West Main El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

531 W Main St, Lancaster, TX 75146 · (972) 218-1551 · Part of Lancaster Independent School District

Lancaster’s School Grade C better than 34% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
601
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about West Main El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lancaster kids: Lancaster Middle

On the path

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

PK–5West Main ElYou are here
7–8Lancaster Middle908 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

531 W Main St, Lancaster

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten84
Grade 179
Grade 278
Grade 3103
Grade 493
Grade 5100
Enrollment over time
673’20
620’21
603’22
608’23
601’24

Down 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%Hispanic 28%White 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Main El from Lancaster families.

Other schools in Lancaster Independent School District

The district →
Pleasant Run El
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597 students16:1
Belt Line El
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567 students15:1
Rosa Parks/Millbrook El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
C−
416 students14:1
Rolling Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
C−
388 students14:1
Houston El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lancaster
C
613 students15:1
G W Carver 6Th Grade STEM Learning Center
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D
473 students14:1

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 Texas’s other public schools; Lancaster’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.