WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a big middle school in OMAHA, Nebraska, overseen by WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. The school caters to 948 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 411 students each, so WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 131% larger than that benchmark.

Within WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which oversees 12 schools and 6,330 students, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Douglas County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 69.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 960 students in 2018 to 948 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 71% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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