WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the substantial 6-8 campuss in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, one of the schools within GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 694 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 411 students each, so WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 69% larger than that benchmark.

WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 19 schools operated by GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 9,983 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hall County) logs that median household income runs about $69,251, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hall County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,203 students), WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ENGLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 681 students in 2018 compared to 694 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 67% to 50% over that span.

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