WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-sized elementary campus in SEARCY, Arkansas, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 398 students from grades pre-K through 3, overseen by SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,973 students. WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, White County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than White County's rate of about 60%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Arkansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.8%; actual is 58.3%, +16.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for White County indicate median household income runs about $55,249, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across White County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,342 students), WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 34.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 19%, going from 494 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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