West Canyon Elementary School
19548 Ustick Rd
Caldwell ID, 83607, Canyon County
Phone: 208-459-6938
Ranking: 
(331 out of 489, bottom 32%)*
(331 out of 489, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Vallivue School District 139
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 691 | 646 | 604 | 624 | 649 | 640 | 692 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 32 | 4.6% | 17 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 16 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 122 | 17.7% | 97 | 15.0% | 92 | 15.2% | 97 | 15.5% | 95 | 14.6% | 103 | 16.1% | 111 | 16.0% |
| Grade 1: | 104 | 15.1% | 104 | 16.1% | 107 | 17.7% | 94 | 15.1% | 115 | 17.7% | 104 | 16.3% | 110 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 107 | 15.5% | 104 | 16.1% | 92 | 15.2% | 113 | 18.1% | 109 | 16.8% | 101 | 15.8% | 121 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 105 | 15.2% | 91 | 14.1% | 114 | 18.9% | 100 | 16.0% | 105 | 16.2% | 112 | 17.5% | 111 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 14.3% | 120 | 18.6% | 97 | 16.1% | 109 | 17.5% | 105 | 16.2% | 110 | 17.2% | 111 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 122 | 17.7% | 113 | 17.5% | 102 | 16.9% | 102 | 16.3% | 104 | 16.0% | 103 | 16.1% | 119 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 345 | 49.9% | 324 | 50.2% | 309 | 51.2% | 320 | 51.3% | 325 | 50.1% | 324 | 50.6% | 353 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 346 | 50.1% | 322 | 49.8% | 295 | 48.8% | 304 | 48.7% | 316 | 48.7% | 308 | 48.1% | 335 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 213 | 30.8% | 197 | 30.5% | 175 | 29.0% | 196 | 31.4% | 183 | 28.2% | 181 | 28.3% | 163 | 23.6% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.6% |
| White: | 452 | 65.4% | 434 | 67.2% | 415 | 68.7% | 416 | 66.7% | 451 | 69.5% | 442 | 69.1% | 512 | 74.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 362 | 52.4% | 348 | 53.9% | 356 | 58.9% | 349 | 55.9% | 437 | 67.3% | 239 | 37.3% | 238 | 34.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 11.1% | 80 | 12.4% | 64 | 10.6% | 72 | 11.5% | 81 | 12.5% | 79 | 12.3% | 87 | 12.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.94 | 24.85 | 21.22 | 20.49 | 20.18 | 20.10 | 19.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 62.2% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 68.5% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 78.1% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 78.6% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 78.5% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 86.7% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 88.9% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 91.2% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 91.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 92.1% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 85.8% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.7% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 90.1% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89.8% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 73.9% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.3% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 83.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 87.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.7% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 87.2% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 79% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.6% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 88.6% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.8% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 90.1% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 76.7% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 85.5% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85.5% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 89.8% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 90.9% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 71.2% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76.5% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80.6% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 81.2% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 85.7% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 76.7% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81.1% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.3% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 84.4% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84.4% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 83.9% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80.1% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85.3% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88.4% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 87.4% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.5% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 45.1% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56.9% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 59.6% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 60.8% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 67.8% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71.2% | 72.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 89.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 10.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,306.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,855.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,985.0 |
* West Canyon Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.