WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in JONESBORO, Arkansas, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school, run under WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead). It works with 414 students across grades 5 through 7.

Across the 3 schools in WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead) (1,817 students total), WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the income-and-resources front, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.9%, the actual is 37.9%, a residual of +1.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Craighead County put the typical household earns roughly $59,548 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Craighead County (combined enrollment of about 20,332 students).

Nearest neighbor: WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL has increased 5%, going from 394 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.