West Main Elementary

Summary:

West Main Elementary is a public elementary school in Lancaster, Texas, serving 603 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Lancaster Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 774 out of 968 districts in the state.

West Main Elementary faces significant academic challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low statewide ranking between 2,621 and 3,576 out of 4,581-4,675 Texas elementary schools over the past several years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students at West Main Elementary who were proficient or better in STAAR/Mathematics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades was 30%, 35.56%, and 58.16%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 40.86%, 44.67%, and 48.96%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better than students with special education needs and gifted and talented students.

While West Main Elementary's per-student spending of $8,703 in the 2020-2021 school year is slightly higher than the state average, it does not appear to translate into significantly better academic outcomes. The nearby Life School Lancaster charter school also performs significantly worse than West Main Elementary on STAAR tests, suggesting that the academic challenges faced by West Main Elementary may be a broader issue in the local education landscape. Some nearby Lancaster ISD schools, such as Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary and Belt Line Elementary, perform slightly better academically, but the overall academic performance in the area appears to be a systemic challenge.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 531 W Main St
       Lancaster, TX  75146-3198


(972) 218-1551

District: Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2617th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,703 Help


Students who attend West Main Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning Center
    Lancaster Middle
High:    Lancaster High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  608

Racial breakdown:

African American:
64.6%
Hispanic:
29.6%
White:
2.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Main Elementary ranks worse than 56% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.35. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (64.6%), Hispanic (29.6%), White (2.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Main Elementary is 16.8, which is the 3rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Main Elementary is $8,703, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Main Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks West Main Elementary 2617th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See West Main Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Lancaster Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Lancaster Independent School District (Isd) 774th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Main Elementary

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Rank History for all students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 21.03 3146th 3465 9.2%
2005 14.73 3297th 3475 5.1%
2007 32.38 2976th 3724 20.1%
2008 33.90 2956th 3768 21.5%
2009 59.47 1749th 3884 55.0%
2010 26.26 3411th 3937 13.4%
2011 42.11 2838th 4095 30.7%
2012 29.54 3447th 4206 18.0%
2013 33.56 3227th 4221 23.5%
2014 23.76 3677th 4260 13.7%
2015 33.22 3195th 4320 26.0%
2016 17.88 3829th 4286 10.7%
2017 49.61 1987th 4329 54.1%
2018 51.94 1897th 4359 56.5%
2019 46.58 2256th 4479 49.6%
2021 23.99 3576th 4578 21.9%
2022 41.98 2621st 4581 42.8%
2023 34.22 3140th 4647 32.4%
2024 43.35 2617th 4675 44.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.21 150th 3226 95.4%
2019 72.61 541st 3333 83.8%
2021 54.16 1262nd 3446 63.4%
2022 51.16 1582nd 3487 54.6%
2023 44.75 1973rd 3556 44.5%
2024 50.43 1619th 3638 55.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.01 958th 3558 73.1%
2019 47.55 1561st 3684 57.6%
2021 18.70 3783rd 3799 0.4%
2022 14.01 3877th 3952 1.9%
2023 33.05 2885th 4086 29.4%
2024 76.13 567th 4261 86.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.70 918th 4264 78.5%
2019 61.37 1284th 4309 70.2%
2021 29.09 3450th 4451 22.5%
2022 56.32 1722nd 4477 61.5%
2023 39.32 2915th 4521 35.5%
2024 61.87 1373rd 4560 69.9%
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Rank History for Female students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.23 1729th 4306 59.8%
2019 44.09 2414th 4348 44.5%
2021 24.42 3573rd 4499 20.6%
2022 47.57 2307th 4561 49.4%
2023 39.86 2794th 4588 39.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.91 2583rd 3106 16.8%
2019 27.03 2767th 3184 13.1%
2021 13.91 2758th 3006 8.3%
2022 34.68 2368th 2958 19.9%
2023 29.05 2562nd 2980 14.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.00 1085th 4240 74.4%
2019 60.87 1283rd 4295 70.1%
2021 30.70 3303rd 4331 23.7%
2022 48.50 2196th 4461 50.8%
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Rank History for Male students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.77 2110th 4319 51.1%
2019 49.10 2069th 4357 52.5%
2021 25.44 3498th 4498 22.2%
2022 35.44 3037th 4563 33.4%
2023 30.75 3354th 4585 26.8%
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Rank History for African American students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.76 568th 2483 77.1%
2019 60.86 753rd 2515 70.1%
2021 38.26 1493rd 2444 38.9%
2022 57.94 835th 2421 65.5%
2023 50.08 1074th 2443 56.0%
2024 62.68 698th 2421 71.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.64 1128th 4168 72.9%
2019 67.12 1012th 4188 75.8%
2021 37.10 2751st 4329 36.5%
2022 61.02 1396th 4376 68.1%
2023 52.23 1919th 4401 56.4%
2024 67.06 1085th 4431 75.5%
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Rank History for White students at West Main Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.93 1531st 3127 51.0%
2019 47.03 1721st 3142 45.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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West Main Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for West Main Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 343 62 0 23 3 n/a n/a 0 431
1990 236 105 1 20 5 n/a n/a 0 367
1991 227 98 1 13 4 n/a n/a 0 343
1992 207 94 1 17 3 n/a n/a 0 322
1993 203 84 0 13 8 n/a n/a 0 308
1994 185 97 0 15 7 n/a n/a 0 304
1995 193 117 1 25 3 n/a n/a 0 339
1996 193 117 1 25 3 n/a n/a 0 339
1997 185 116 1 27 1 n/a n/a 0 330
1998 182 104 1 27 2 n/a n/a 0 316
1999 173 139 1 36 3 n/a n/a 0 352
2000 130 128 2 43 1 n/a n/a 0 304
2001 122 158 2 43 0 n/a n/a 0 325
2002 62 180 3 76 2 n/a n/a 0 323
2003 62 180 3 76 2 n/a n/a 0 323
2004 62 119 1 76 0 n/a n/a 0 258
2005 39 130 0 94 0 n/a n/a 0 263
2006 38 147 0 122 0 n/a n/a 0 307
2007 29 71 1 120 3 n/a n/a 0 224
2008 35 66 0 99 3 n/a n/a 0 203
2009 34 59 0 112 2 n/a n/a 0 207
2010 42 104 3 102 4 n/a n/a 0 255
2011 25 118 2 121 5 0 3 0 274
2012 28 119 1 112 5 0 4 0 269
2013 30 141 2 107 5 0 5 0 290
2014 21 140 0 112 7 0 12 0 292
2015 15 154 1 122 6 0 10 0 308
2016 19 152 0 102 4 0 5 0 282
2017 12 132 0 107 5 0 9 0 265
2018 33 472 0 148 3 1 19 0 676
2019 25 501 5 165 4 2 16 0 718
2020 22 449 4 192 3 1 26 0 697
2021 19 445 3 182 2 1 21 0 673
2022 16 382 2 192 4 1 23 0 620
2023 13 392 1 170 4 1 22 0 603
2024 16 393 0 180 3 1 15 0 608

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Main Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 431 n/a n/a n/a
1990 367 29.0 12.6 n/a
1991 343 28.9 11.8 n/a
1992 322 19.7 16.3 14
1993 308 19.0 16.2 24.4
1994 304 16.6 18.3 22
1995 339 20.2 16.8 0
1996 339 20.2 16.8 0
1997 330 14.1 23.4 28.2
1998 316 20.9 15.1 24.4
1999 352 17.0 20.7 40.1
2000 304 19.9 15.3 36.5
2001 325 21.0 15.5 51.1
2002 323 20.0 16.2 56.3
2003 323 20.0 16.2 56.3
2004 258 20.0 12.9 61.6
2005 263 19.9 13.2 71.5
2006 307 24.4 12.6 82.1
2007 224 23.6 9.5 82.1
2008 203 18.9 10.7 87.7
2009 207 20.8 9.9 85.5
2010 255 18.1 14.0 91
2011 274 20.0 13.7 92
2012 269 16.4 16.3 92.2
2013 290 16.0 18.1 87.9
2014 292 14.0 20.8 92.8
2015 308 19.0 16.2 93.8
2016 282 16.0 17.6 92.9
2017 265 16.0 16.5 89.8
2018 676 42.0 16.0 92
2019 718 39.9 17.9 89.1
2020 697 41.7 16.7 89.7
2021 673 40.6 16.5 83.4
2022 620 42.0 14.7 84
2023 603 39.5 15.2 84.9
2024 608 35.9 16.8 84.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Main Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 431 n/a n/a n/a
1990 367 29.0 12.6 n/a
1991 343 28.9 11.8 n/a
1992 322 19.7 16.3 14
1993 308 19.0 16.2 24.4
1994 304 16.6 18.3 22
1995 339 20.2 16.8 0
1996 339 20.2 16.8 0
1997 330 14.1 23.4 28.2
1998 316 20.9 15.1 24.4
1999 352 17.0 20.7 40.1
2000 304 19.9 15.3 36.5
2001 325 21.0 15.5 51.1
2002 323 20.0 16.2 56.3
2003 323 20.0 16.2 56.3
2004 258 20.0 12.9 61.6
2005 263 19.9 13.2 71.5
2006 307 24.4 12.6 82.1
2007 224 23.6 9.5 82.1
2008 203 18.9 10.7 87.7
2009 207 20.8 9.9 85.5
2010 255 18.1 14.0 91
2011 274 20.0 13.7 92
2012 269 16.4 16.3 92.2
2013 290 16.0 18.1 87.9
2014 292 14.0 20.8 92.8
2015 308 19.0 16.2 93.8
2016 282 16.0 17.6 92.9
2017 265 16.0 16.5 89.8
2018 676 42.0 16.0 92
2019 718 39.9 17.9 89.1
2020 697 41.7 16.7 89.7
2021 673 40.6 16.5 83.4
2022 620 42.0 14.7 84
2023 603 39.5 15.2 84.9
2024 608 35.9 16.8 84.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Main Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,009 (12.0%) $7,422 (88.0%) $8,431
2021 $872 (10.0%) $7,831 (90.0%) $8,703

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Main Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2256th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3140th of 4647 Elementary schools
 17.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (West Main Elementary)3438
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Lancaster Independent School District (Isd))3641
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Main Elementary)3923
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Independent School District (Isd))4130
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (West Main Elementary)5241
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Lancaster Independent School District (Isd))3938
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Main Elementary)5431
 23%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Independent School District (Isd))4132
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (West Main Elementary)4551
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Lancaster Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Main Elementary)5952
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Independent School District (Isd))5542
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (West Main Elementary)3921
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Lancaster Independent School District (Isd))4323
 20%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students718603
 16%
African American501392
 21.8%
American Indian44
Asian51
 80%
Hispanic165170
 3%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White2513
 48%
Two or More Races1622
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.1%84.9%
 4.2%


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West Main Elementary ranks 2617th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 608 students attended West Main Elementary.

Students at West Main Elementary are 65% African American, 30% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.


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