WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized elementary school in SPRING HILL, Florida, overseen by HERNANDO. The school caters to 512 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within HERNANDO, which oversees 29 schools and 23,734 students, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment; the rest reads as 30% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hernando County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.7%; this one delivers 52.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hernando County put median household income runs about $66,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Hernando County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,734 students), WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

DELTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 504 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.