Enrollment
306
High
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (JOHNSON)·NCES 051402001267
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
400 N. HWY. 164, HARTMAN, AR 72840 · (479) 497-1171 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Arkansas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
303 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 11% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
16.6%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
18.8%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.6% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 22.2% |
% 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 HIGH SCHOOL
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 306 | 99.0% | 19.2% |
| CEDARVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CEDARVILLE | 250 | 98.8% | 29.2% |
| JESSIEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL JESSIEVILLE | 255 | 98.8% | 31.9% |
| PARIS HIGH SCHOOL PARIS | 306 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BOONEVILLE | 265 | 100.0% | 38.4% |
| CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL CLINTON | 390 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
Matched among Arkansas high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #228 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #107 of 132 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #253 of 280 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #180 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #176 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #154 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #61 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #90 of 105 |
Ranked against other public high 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
306
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 306 | 28.3 | 10.8:1 | 99% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 25.2 | 13.2:1 | 99% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 24.9 | 13.3:1 | 99% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 32 | 9.8:1 | 100% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 30 | 9.9:1 | 76% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 29 | 9.8:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 25 | 10.3:1 | 99% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 62% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
About WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL runs as a small high school in HARTMAN, Arkansas. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 306 students. By comparison, high schools in Arkansas enroll about 510 students on average.
WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson) is the district for WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL. It has 2 schools and 585 students.
By race and ethnicity, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is 84% White. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. In Johnson County overall, the White share is about 82%. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
There are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 10.8:1. The school's 10.8:1 compares with an average of 8.8:1 for high schools in Arkansas. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 86% average for public schools in Johnson County is 13 points lower.
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Arkansas public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is -3.8 points: 19.2% actual, 23.0% predicted.
In Johnson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $45,995 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Johnson County number 13, with about 4,527 students.
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is 8th among 8 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 315 in 2020-21 to 306 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,003
Census ACS
Median income
$45,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson)
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 279 students
Other Westside High schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Westside High. WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the 9th largest of the 11.
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 647 students
- Westside High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 2,729 students
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,145 students
- Westside HighAnderson, SC · 1,687 students
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 1,533 students
Nearby schools
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 279
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL6.2 mi · 266
- SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL8.5 mi · 212
- CLARKSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL8.5 mi · 385
- SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.5 mi · 237
- CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL8.6 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 306 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
At WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson) in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.