Westside Elem

Westside Elem is one of the roomy primary schools in Pittsburg, Kansas, part of Pittsburg, with 498 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% above the state mean of about 313.

Pittsburg comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,375 students; Westside Elem is among them.

On demographics, Westside Elem records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Black. By comparison, Crawford County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 70% of students at Westside Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Crawford County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Westside Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Crawford County indicate median household income runs about $52,844, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westside Elem is one of 17 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 6,146 students).

The closest other public school is Pittsburg Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westside Elem ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.5%.

Westside Elem operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 15%: 434 students in 2018 compared to 498 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 65% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

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