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What's the biggest difference between West View Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
969
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237002907
West View Elementary
11755 Cleveland Road, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 661-6184 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL969 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
954 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 44 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 181 | 19% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
61.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 →
Where West View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #324 of 1,297 | #8 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #364 of 1,296 | #9 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #283 of 1,300 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 969 | #17 of 1,485 | #4 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,066 of 1,377 | #14 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #152 of 1,379 | #5 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #842 of 1,414 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #746 of 937 | #11 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
969
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 969 | 59.7 | 16.2:1 | 98% (954) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 59.3 | 16.4:1 | 100% (966) |
| 2022-23 | 949 | 58.9 | 16.1:1 | 48% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 29% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 1,032 | 61.5 | 16.8:1 | 24% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 997 | 58 | 17.2:1 | 27% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 927 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 22% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West View Elementary.
About West View Elementary
West View Elementary is a large elementary school with its address in Garner, North Carolina. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 969 students. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 107% above average.
Johnston County Public Schools (48 schools, 37,320 students) runs West View Elementary.
Enrollment at West View Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 39%. After that, the student body is 28% Black, 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Johnston County is about 64% White. West View Elementary has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at West View Elementary is 59.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.2:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The school counts 954 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. Across public schools in Johnston County, the average is about the same, 95%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.8% at West View Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnston County show that median household income is about $83,384, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. West View Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Johnston County, which together enroll about 41,004 students.
The nearest other public school, Cleveland Middle, is about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. West View Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes West View Elementary as Suburb: Large.
West View Elementary had 988 students in 2020-21 and 969 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Garner
- South Garner HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Garner HighHigh · 1,670 students
- East Garner MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Polenta ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- North Garner MiddleMiddle · 831 students
Nearby schools
- Cleveland Middle1.6 mi · 936
- Cleveland Elementary1.7 mi · 851
- Polenta Elementary3.5 mi · 1,010
- South Garner High4.2 mi · 1,835
- Dixon Road Elementary4.6 mi · 644
- Cleveland High4.6 mi · 1,889
Frequently asked questions
About West View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West View Elementary?
West View Elementary enrolls approximately 969 students in grades PK-05.
Is West View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
West View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does West View Elementary have?
West View Elementary employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at West View Elementary?
Student demographics at West View Elementary are roughly 39% White, 24% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is West View Elementary public or private?
West View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.