WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in GREERS FERRY, Arkansas, WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary school, part of WEST SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Cleburne). It caters to 284 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 32% smaller than that benchmark.

WEST SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Cleburne) comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 497 students; WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Other groups include 2% Hispanic. Compared to Cleburne County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cleburne County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.3%; WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 37.3%, +15.0 points above that line.

In the area at large, Cleburne County reports that median household income runs about $55,798, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Cleburne County (combined enrollment of about 3,434 students).

WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.3%.

WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 10%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025.

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