WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an average-sized elementary school in DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, overseen by VOLUSIA, instructs 774 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 604.

Within VOLUSIA, which oversees 87 schools and 61,765 students, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Volusia County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Volusia County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of -3.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Volusia County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,044 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Volusia County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HALIFAX BEHAVIORAL SERVICES, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 28%, going from 606 students in 2018 to 774 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 9% to 18%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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