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What's the biggest difference between WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081000894
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5400 APPLEGATE DR, SPRING HILL, FL 34606 · (352) 797-7080 · Hernando County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
373 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 70% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 56.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
Where WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,191 of 2,136 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,261 of 2,149 | #6 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #1,323 of 2,149 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #1,372 of 2,267 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #398 of 2,077 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #924 of 2,108 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #354 of 2,188 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #556 of 621 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 73% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 79% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 76% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 73% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 79% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 86% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 58 | 12.9:1 | 75% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 797 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 61% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 38 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in SPRING HILL, Florida, and it is part of HERNANDO. The school enrolls 512 students in pre-K through 5.
HERNANDO counts 29 schools and 23,734 students, including WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The largest group at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 55%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hernando County residents are about 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 59%.
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 3.3 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 73% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hernando County report 53%.
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 52.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.7%.
In Hernando County, home to about 207,018 people, the median household earns about $66,058 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hernando County number 31, with about 23,734 students.
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 2.5 miles from DELTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 3% decline took enrollment from 528 in 2020-21 to 512 in 2024-25.
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hernando County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,018
Census ACS
Median income
$66,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERNANDO
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- WINDING WATERS K-8Elementary · 1,613 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,437 students
Other schools in SPRING HILL
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOLCombined · 1,154 students
- SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 967 students
- JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 920 students
Nearby schools
- DELTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 854
- EXPLORER K-85.1 mi · 1,544
- SHADY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 444
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL5.5 mi · 1,853
- FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL5.5 mi · 815
- SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.5 mi · 967
Frequently asked questions
About WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 30% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HERNANDO in Hernando County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.