Westside Elementary School

Westside Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus in Scott, Louisiana, operated by Lafayette Parish. The school hosts 597 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

Lafayette Parish runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 29,396 students. Westside Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Westside Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 35% Hispanic, 20% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Westside Elementary School records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at Westside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lafayette Parish (around 59%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westside Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.7%, the actual is 31.0%, a residual of -0.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lafayette Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,451 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Lafayette Parish runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students), of which Westside Elementary School is one.

L. Leo Judice Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westside Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Westside Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 96% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 597). Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Westside Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.