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Alumni: what's one memory from Westview Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHENIX CITY·NCES 010270001096
Westview Elementary School
1012 Ingersoll Dr, Phenix City, AL 36867 · (334) 298-4507 · Russell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
250 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 249 | 44% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Phenix City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
24.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Westview Elementary School
Westview Elementary School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview Elementary School this school | 563 | 44.4% | 36.1% |
| McAdory Elementary School McCalla | 617 | 50.4% | 43.2% |
| Williams Elementary School Huntsville | 484 | 46.1% | 42.3% |
| Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Huntsville | 400 | 48.3% | 36.4% |
| Big Sandy Elementary Moundville | 522 | 46.2% | 43.0% |
| Clay Elementary School Clay | 606 | 54.8% | 37.2% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Russell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #453 of 626 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #462 of 626 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #433 of 626 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #216 of 709 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #158 of 655 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #366 of 658 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #541 of 696 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #182 of 262 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
563
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
+157% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 563 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 44% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 53% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 79% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 54% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 68% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 24 | 22.2:1 | 70% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 90% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 81% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 11 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (531 to 563); teachers up 9% (33 to 36).
About Westview Elementary School
Westview Elementary School is one of the public schools in Phenix City, Alabama. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 563 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 11 schools in Phenix City, with 7,198 students enrolled.
Black students make up a majority at Westview Elementary School, at 73%. Next come 12% White, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 46% Black among all Russell County residents. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.6:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%. The gap from the 56% average for public schools in Russell County is 12 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Westview Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 36.1% actual against 51.7% predicted.
Federal survey data for Russell County show that the median household income is $51,197, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Russell County is home to 18 public schools and about 10,127 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Phenix City Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Westview Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Westview Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Westview Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Westview Elementary School had 617 students, to 2024-25, when it had 563.
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Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Phenix City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
- South Girard SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Phenix City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
- South Girard SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Other Westview Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Westview Elementary. Westview Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 18.
- Westview Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 631 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolJonesboro, IN · 513 students
- Westview ElementaryGoose Creek, SC · 504 students
- WESTVIEW ELEMENTARYAPPLE VALLEY, MN · 500 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolWARREN, MI · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Phenix City Elementary School1.1 mi · 683
- Phenix City Intermediate School1.2 mi · 1,068
- Central High School1.6 mi · 1,579
- Central Freshman Academy1.6 mi · 513
- Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy1.9 mi · 382
- Sherwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Westview Elementary SchoolHow large is Westview Elementary School?
Westview Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-05.
Is Westview Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westview Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Westview Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Westview Elementary School.
How diverse is Westview Elementary School?
Westview Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Westview Elementary School?
Westview Elementary School is overseen by Phenix City in Russell County.
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