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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURG·NCES 201071000205
Westside Elem
430 West 5th, Pittsburg, KS 66762 · (620) 235-3170 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
349 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 199 | 40% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pittsburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
24.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 20.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Westside Elem's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Elem this school | 498 | 70.1% | 29.4% |
| Heusner Elem Salina | 392 | 69.4% | 35.2% |
| Prairie Elementary School Haysville | 407 | 72.7% | 20.0% |
| Lakeside Elem Pittsburg | 406 | 70.2% | 50.4% |
| Northridge Elementary Newton | 345 | 71.9% | 28.0% |
| Nelson Elem Haysville | 442 | 67.2% | 36.0% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #493 of 625 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #506 of 625 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #487 of 625 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #75 of 714 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #527 of 539 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #138 of 540 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #174 of 658 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #46 of 151 | 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
498
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 498 | 24.8 | 20.1:1 | 70% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 20.5 | 25.4:1 | 73% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 21.5 | 24.5:1 | 46% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 21 | 25.2:1 | 52% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 19.5 | 22.3:1 | 80% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 82% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 80% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 70% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (434 to 498); teachers up 27% (19.5 to 24.8).
About Westside Elem
Students in Pittsburg, Kansas, attend Westside Elem, a large elementary school. The school enrolls 498 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 59% larger than that mark.
Pittsburg has a total of 6 schools and 3,375 students, Westside Elem among them.
Of every 100 students at Westside Elem, about 53 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. The diversity index for Westside Elem is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 20.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Westside Elem, which has 24.8. The school's 20.1:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 70%. Public schools in Crawford County average 62%.
Westside Elem's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.4% is within a point of the 28.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Crawford County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $52,844 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Crawford County number 17, with about 6,146 students.
The closest school to Westside Elem is Pittsburg Middle School, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Westside Elem's average proficiency of 29.4% compares with 37.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Westside Elem the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 25.2 in 2020-21 to 20.1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Westside Elem community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,008
Census ACS
Median income
$52,844
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,146 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsburg
- Pittsburg HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Pittsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 692 students
- Lakeside ElemElementary · 406 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Geo E Nettels ElemElementary · 343 students
Other schools in Pittsburg
- Pittsburg HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Pittsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 692 students
- Lakeside ElemElementary · 406 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Geo E Nettels ElemElementary · 343 students
Other Westside Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Westside Elementary. Westside Elem is the 19th largest of the 41.
- Westside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 1,029 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 984 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolValdosta, GA · 904 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDAYTONA BEACH, FL · 774 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Pittsburg Middle School0.7 mi · 692
- Lakeside Elem0.7 mi · 406
- Geo E Nettels Elem2.0 mi · 343
- Meadowlark Elementary2.1 mi · 403
- Pittsburg High2.1 mi · 1,033
- Frontenac Jr. High3.1 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Westside ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Westside Elem?
Westside Elem enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westside Elem serve?
Westside Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westside Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westside Elem is approximately 20.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westside Elem?
At Westside Elem, the student body is approximately 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Westside Elem?
Westside Elem is overseen by Pittsburg in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.