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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CRAIGHEAD)·NCES 050402000269
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1800 HWY 91 WEST, JONESBORO, AR 72404 · (870) 935-7501 · Craighead County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Arkansas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
247 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 139 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 136 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
18%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
Students here typically continue to
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL→WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
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
34.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
AR avg 38.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.9% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 42.7% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 414 | 59.7% | 37.2% |
| SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHSIDE | 450 | 55.6% | 42.5% |
| BERGMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL HARRISON | 331 | 59.2% | 47.4% |
| DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL DOVER | 375 | 64.3% | 45.1% |
| SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOUTHSIDE | 427 | 55.0% | 34.8% |
| FOUNTAIN LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 389 | 54.8% | 36.8% |
Matched among Arkansas middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #102 of 207 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #104 of 208 ▼ 36 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #94 of 208 ▲ 20 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #118 of 217 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #86 of 188 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #167 of 188 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #121 of 210 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #40 of 61 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
414
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 414 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 60% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 29.8 | 13.2:1 | 59% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 54% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 39% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 32.8 | 12.0:1 | 36% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 60% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 57% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 40 | 9.3:1 | 38% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in JONESBORO, Arkansas, reachable at (870) 935-7501. It reported 414 students in grades 5 through 7 in 2024-25.
The district, WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead), has 1,817 students enrolled across 3 schools.
The share of White students at WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 91%. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 19 points above the 72% share among Craighead County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 13.8:1, based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Arkansas is similar, at 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Arkansas public middle schools.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are within a point of predicted: 37.2% against 37.6%.
The county, Craighead County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $59,548 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Craighead County has 37 public schools with about 20,332 students, including WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.1 miles from WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 26.3%, lower than WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL's 37.2%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (418) and 2024-25 (414). The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
The WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 647 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 Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Westside Middle. WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 7.
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 948 students
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 893 students
- Westside Middle SchoolWinder, GA · 793 students
- Westside Middle SchoolRocky Face, GA · 428 students
- Westside Middle SchoolMemphis, TN · 299 students
Nearby schools
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 756
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 647
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.7 mi · 701
- LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL5.0 mi · 492
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNET5.4 mi · 633
- KINDERGARTEN CENTER5.6 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-07.
How many students per teacher at WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
WESTSIDE MIDDLE 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.