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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
1,533
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000762
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
5530 FIRESTONE RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244 · (904) 573-1170 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
807 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
23.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,533
-64 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.2:1
% White
14%
was 16%
% Hispanic
19%
was 12%
% Black
59%
was 66%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a reasonably sized high school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, run under DUVAL. The school educates 1,533 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL sits 48% above that benchmark.
DUVAL comprises 206 schools with combined enrollment of 131,562 students; WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 54.8%; this one comes in at 32.4%, -22.4 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Duval County) shows that median household earnings sit near $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Duval County runs 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), of which WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: KIPP IMPACT ACADEMY, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 1,597 students in 2018 compared to 1,533 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 19% over that span.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP IMPACT ACADEMY0.3 mi · 806
- OAK HILL ACADEMY0.5 mi · 280
- CHARGER ACADEMY0.6 mi · 964
- JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 481
- CEDAR HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 398
- FRANK H. PETERSON ACADEMIES1.3 mi · 1,167
Frequently asked questions
About WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,533 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 20.2:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
At WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 14% White, 19% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.