Enrollment
108
High
DISTRICT 125 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AR-WE-VA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190378000085
Westside Junior-Senior High School
108 Clinton St, Westside, IA 51467 · (712) 663-4311 · Crawford County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Iowa public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
55 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 13% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Ar-We-Va Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
92.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
82.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.4% | 82.3% |
| 2023-24 | 88.5% | 82.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Junior-Senior High School
Westside Junior-Senior High School's state test result (86.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Junior-Senior High School this school | 108 | 50.9% | 86.8% |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School Hartley | 203 | 50.2% | 71.7% |
| West Central Charter High School Maynard | 97 | 54.6% | 57.8% |
| Sioux Central High School Sioux Rapids | 255 | 47.5% | 71.8% |
| Kee High School Lansing | 87 | 47.1% | 79.1% |
| Sibley-Ocheyedan High School Sibley | 195 | 48.2% | 77.1% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Junior-Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #11 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #36 of 314 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.4% | #12 of 314 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #319 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #51 of 320 |
Ranked against other public high 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
108
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 27.5:1
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 | 108 | 6 | 18.1:1 | 51% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 6 | 19.1:1 | 43% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 4.9 | 21.8:1 | 33% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 110 | 4 | 27.5:1 | 44% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 9.5 | 10.2:1 | 31% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 107 | 12 | 8.9:1 | 34% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 147 | 15 | 9.8:1 | 21% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 28% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 145 | 13 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Junior-Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (96 to 108); teachers down 37% (9.5 to 6).
About Westside Junior-Senior High School
Westside Junior-Senior High School operates as a small high school in Westside, Iowa. The school had 108 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Iowa is about 468, so this school runs 77% smaller than that.
Westside Junior-Senior High School is part of Ar-We-Va Comm School District, where 2 schools serve 249 students.
White students make up a majority at Westside Junior-Senior High School, at 76%. Next come 17% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 66% White among all Crawford County residents. Westside Junior-Senior High School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 18.1 students per teacher and 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 51%. That is lower than the 59% average for public schools in Crawford County.
Measured against Iowa public high schools, Westside Junior-Senior High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Westside Junior-Senior High School ranks in the top 10% of Iowa schools. It scores 86.8%; the prediction is 66.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Crawford County, the median household income is $67,027, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Westside Junior-Senior High School is one of 11 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Westside Junior-Senior High School is Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Westside Junior-Senior High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Westside Junior-Senior High School enrolled 110; in 2024-25, 108. Its ratio of students to teachers was 27.5:1 in 2020-21, and 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,277
Census ACS
Median income
$67,027
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ar-We-Va Comm School District
- Ar-We-Va Elementary Community SchoolElementary · 141 students
Other schools in Westside
- Ar-We-Va Elementary Community SchoolElementary · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School0.0 mi · 141
- IKM-Manning Middle School12.1 mi · 297
- IKM-Manning High School12.1 mi · 185
- Adams Elementary School12.1 mi · 232
- Carroll High School12.3 mi · 483
- Carroll Middle School12.4 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Westside Junior-Senior High SchoolHow large is Westside Junior-Senior High School?
Westside Junior-Senior High School enrolls approximately 108 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Westside Junior-Senior High School serve?
Westside Junior-Senior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westside Junior-Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westside Junior-Senior High School is approximately 18.1:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westside Junior-Senior High School?
Westside Junior-Senior High School reports a student body of 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is Westside Junior-Senior High School public or private?
Westside Junior-Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ar-We-Va Comm School District.
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