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Enrollment
756
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CRAIGHEAD)·NCES 050402001353
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1834 HWY 91 WEST, JONESBORO, AR 72404 · (870) 935-7501 · Craighead County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
416 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 70%
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 | 80 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 145 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (146).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 61% · 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 WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
41.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 43.6% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Arkansas 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 Arkansas'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 WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 756 | 55.0% | 42.2% |
| HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS | 743 | 55.2% | 50.1% |
| GREENE CTY TECH PRIMARY SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 710 | 58.2% | N/A |
| SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTHSIDE | 852 | 52.1% | 42.1% |
| HACKLER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 837 | 50.4% | 42.1% |
| ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ALMA | 685 | 50.7% | 34.9% |
Matched among Arkansas 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 WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #157 of 461 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #176 of 465 ▼ 24 | #4 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #155 of 465 ▲ 70 | #5 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #21 of 531 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #376 of 480 | #16 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #415 of 480 | #19 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #392 of 513 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #80 of 138 | #7 of 9 |
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
756
+56 (+8%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 756 | 42 | 18.0:1 | 55% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 42.9 | 18.3:1 | 55% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 41.9 | 18.1:1 | 56% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 51% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 41.7 | 16.9:1 | 35% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 62% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 59% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 46 | 13.7:1 | 41% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 42 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in JONESBORO, Arkansas. The grade span is pre-K through 4, and enrollment is 756 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418, so this school runs 81% above that.
In WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead), 3 schools enroll a combined 1,817 students.
About 92% of the student body at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Craighead County's population at about 72%. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 42 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The school counts 416 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 55%. The average for public schools in Craighead County is 67%.
A school with WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Arkansas is predicted to score 39.4%. WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 42.2%, 2.9 points above that line.
Craighead County census figures show that the median household income is $59,548, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Craighead County is home to 37 public schools and about 20,332 public school students.
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 25.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment grew 8% from its 2020-21 level of 700.
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Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 647 students
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 414 students
Other schools in JONESBORO
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,505 students
- NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,054 students
- VALLEY VIEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 701 students
Other Westside Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Westside Elementary. WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 41.
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCABOT, AR · 424 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLROGERS, AR · 402 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEARCY, AR · 398 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHARTMAN, AR · 279 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 1,029 students
Nearby schools
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 414
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 647
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.8 mi · 701
- LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL5.1 mi · 492
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNET5.4 mi · 633
- KINDERGARTEN CENTER5.6 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 756 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.