Westside Junior-Senior High School

Set in Westside, Iowa, Westside Junior-Senior High School is a tiny secondary school, one of the schools within Ar-We-Va Comm School District. It serves 108 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Westside Junior-Senior High School sits 77% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Ar-We-Va Comm School District (249 students total), Westside Junior-Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Westside Junior-Senior High School lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Westside Junior-Senior High School records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Westside Junior-Senior High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Crawford County's rate of about 59%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westside Junior-Senior High School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 66.5%; actual is 86.8%, +20.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Crawford County shows median household earnings sit near $67,027, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Crawford County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,007 students), of which Westside Junior-Senior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westside Junior-Senior High School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 74.5%.

Westside Junior-Senior High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 13%: 96 students in 2018 compared to 108 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.