WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 400 N. HWY. 164, in HARTMAN, Arkansas, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a small 9-12 campus that serves 306 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson). Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 510.

WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson) runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 585 students. WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Johnson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.7%; this one delivers 20.0%.

Around the school, census data for Johnson County shows the typical household earns roughly $45,995 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 4,527 students).

The closest other public school is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL has climbed 3%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 306 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 91% to 84%.

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