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Enrollment
647
High
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CRAIGHEAD)·NCES 050402000146
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
1630 HWY 91 WEST, JONESBORO, AR 72404 · (870) 935-7501 · Craighead County
GRADES 08–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Arkansas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
313 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 8 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 135 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 144 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 122 | 19% |
Student demographics
15%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
Feeds from
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
29.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 31.6% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 (30.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 647 | 48.4% | 30.0% |
| OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL OZARK | 629 | 51.2% | 32.3% |
| HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL HARRISON | 843 | 48.9% | 44.8% |
| MANILA HIGH SCHOOL MANILA | 476 | 52.3% | 28.5% |
| GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL MALVERN | 468 | 51.3% | 28.7% |
| GREENE CTY TECH HIGH SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 760 | 40.9% | 22.7% |
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 | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #133 of 272 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #64 of 132 ▼ 5 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #145 of 280 ▲ 20 | #3 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #67 of 310 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #187 of 245 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #213 of 246 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #208 of 273 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #87 of 133 | N/A |
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
647
-58 (-8%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 647 | 56.5 | 11.4:1 | 48% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 56 | 12.4:1 | 49% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 52.4 | 12.9:1 | 44% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | 51 | 13.8:1 | 32% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 54.9 | 12.8:1 | 28% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 55 | 12.1:1 | 51% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 50 | 11.8:1 | 48% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 20% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 31 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
About WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
At 1630 HWY 91 WEST in JONESBORO, Arkansas, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized high school. The school counts 647 students across grades 8 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Arkansas is about 510 students.
In WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead), 3 schools enroll a combined 1,817 students.
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 92% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 3% Black. That is higher than the 72% White share among all Craighead County residents. By the diversity index, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 15%.
Its 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.4:1. That ratio is over the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 48%. That is lower than the 67% average for public schools in Craighead County.
allk12 grades WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is -11.8 points: 30.0% actual, 41.8% predicted.
In Craighead County (population about 113,249), median household income is about $59,548, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 37 public schools operate in Craighead County, serving about 20,332 students.
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 647 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 705. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.8:1 to 11.4:1.
Discussions about WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 756 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
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 756 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
Other Westside High schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Westside High. WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 11.
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHARTMAN, AR · 306 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 414
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 756
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 701
- LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL4.8 mi · 492
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNET5.2 mi · 633
- KINDERGARTEN CENTER5.4 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
WESTSIDE HIGH 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.