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WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 1 PANTHER CIR, in GLEN ST MARY, Florida, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus that enrolls 616 students (grades 1 through 5), run under BAKER.
BAKER runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,763 students. WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school shows 10% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Baker County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.
Zooming out to the county, Baker County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,836 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baker County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,763 students), of which WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is BAKER COUNTY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.5%.
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 11%: 556 students in 2018 compared to 616 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.
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