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If you had an hour of school board time for Westside Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK COUNTY·NCES 130420001499
Westside Elementary School
51 Frank Lott Dr, Cedartown, GA 30125 · (770) 748-0831 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
472 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.6pp since 2021
Math
35.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 34.1% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 28.1% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 27.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 →
Schools most like Westside Elementary School
Westside Elementary School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Elementary School this school | 588 | 80.3% | 32.2% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cedartown | 575 | 82.1% | 35.8% |
| Pearson Elementary School Pearson | 621 | 86.2% | 44.2% |
| Echols County Elementary/Middle School Statenville | 673 | 88.1% | 37.6% |
| Calhoun Early Learning Academy Calhoun | 503 | 91.7% | N/A |
| Winder Elementary School Winder | 656 | 73.6% | 28.8% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #747 of 1,208 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #735 of 1,215 ▲ 13 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #842 of 1,215 ▼ 118 | #5 of 6 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #716 of 1,183 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #633 of 1,324 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #584 of 1,301 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #283 of 1,301 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #714 of 1,312 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #248 of 386 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
588
+61 (+12%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 588 | 44.7 | 13.2:1 | 80% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 48 | 12.7:1 | 80% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 78% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 85% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 43.5 | 12.7:1 | 85% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 83% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 69% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 52% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 766 | 45 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (552 to 588); teachers up 3% (43.5 to 44.7).
About Westside Elementary School
In Cedartown, Georgia, part of Polk County, Westside Elementary School is an elementary school. The school enrolls 588 students in pre-K through 5.
Polk County has 11 schools; together they serve 7,745 students.
White students make up 43% of enrollment at Westside Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Next come 37% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 73% White among all Polk County residents. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Westside Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Westside Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.2:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. A total of 472 students, or 80%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Polk County is similar, at 77%.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, Westside Elementary School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Westside Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 32.2% actual against 35.9% predicted.
In Polk County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $58,515, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,745, Westside Elementary School among them.
Westside Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Cedartown High School, its nearest public school. Westside Elementary School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Westside Elementary School at 5th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Westside Elementary School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 588, up from 527 in 2020-21.
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.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,785
Census ACS
Median income
$58,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,745 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Polk County
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Rockmart High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Rockmart Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
Other schools in Cedartown
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Youngs Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Harpst AcademyCombined · 32 students
Other Westside Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Westside Elementary. Westside Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 41.
- Westside Elementary SchoolValdosta, GA · 904 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolDouglas, GA · 625 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolRocky Face, GA · 549 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 543 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 1,029 students
Nearby schools
- Cedartown High School0.3 mi · 1,448
- Cedartown Middle School1.1 mi · 997
- Harpst Academy1.2 mi · 32
- Northside Elementary1.5 mi · 531
- Cherokee Elementary School2.4 mi · 575
- Youngs Grove Elementary School4.7 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Westside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westside Elementary School?
Westside Elementary School enrolls approximately 588 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 13.2:1 students per teacher at Westside Elementary School.
How diverse is Westside Elementary School?
Westside Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 37% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Westside Elementary School in?
Westside Elementary School is part of Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.