Westside Junior High School

Westside Junior High School is one of the mid-tier middle-grades schools in Walker, Louisiana, one of the schools within Livingston Parish, with 397 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 43 schools in Livingston Parish (27,209 students total), Westside Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Westside Junior High School reports that White students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Livingston Parish as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Westside Junior High School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting Westside Junior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 75% of students at Westside Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westside Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Livingston Parish put median household income runs about $80,122, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Livingston Parish's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students), Westside Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Walker High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westside Junior High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westside Junior High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.0%.

Westside Junior High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westside Junior High School has declined 51%, going from 813 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 77% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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