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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAREMORE·NCES 400774000325
Westside Elementary School
2600 Holly Road, Claremore, OK 74017 · (918) 923-4201 · Rogers County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
334 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 68%
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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CLAREMORE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
31.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 →
Schools most like Westside Elementary School
Westside Elementary School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Elementary School this school | 501 | 66.7% | 30.8% |
| Northwest Heights Elementary School Durant | 514 | 65.6% | 39.0% |
| Bernita Hughes Elementary School Adair | 474 | 67.1% | 42.3% |
| Poteau Primary Elementary School Poteau | 439 | 66.1% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School Ada | 392 | 68.1% | 24.7% |
| Poteau Upper Elementary School Poteau | 468 | 71.2% | 38.6% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Rogers County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #402 of 555 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #410 of 651 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #373 of 523 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #196 of 941 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #48 of 708 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #152 of 708 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #536 of 876 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #483 of 548 | #11 of 11 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
501
+82 (+20%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 501 | 38.5 | 13.0:1 | 67% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 68% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 38.7 | 14.4:1 | 56% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 35.4 | 14.7:1 | 57% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 62% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 52% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 29% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 34 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (519 to 501); teachers up 9% (35.4 to 38.5).
About Westside Elementary School
Westside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Claremore, Oklahoma. A federal count lists 501 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366, so this school runs 37% larger than that.
CLAREMORE is responsible for 6 schools, Westside Elementary School included, with 3,925 students in all.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Westside Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 41%. Next come 25% multiracial, 18% Native American, and 14% Hispanic. That compares with about 71% White among all Rogers County residents. Westside Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 38.5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.0 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 67%. It compares with 56% for public schools in Rogers County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Westside Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools: 30.8% actual against 32.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rogers County, the median household income is $80,067, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 33 public schools in Rogers County, enrolling about 15,144 students in all.
The shortest distance from Westside Elementary School to another public school is about 2.0 miles, to Catalayah Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Westside Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Westside Elementary School's location as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment climbed 20% from its 2020-21 level of 419. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 13.0:1.
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Rogers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,610
Census ACS
Median income
$80,067
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,144 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAREMORE
- Claremore High SchoolHigh · 1,349 students
- Will Rogers Junior High SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Catalayah Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Claremont Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Roosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Claremore
- Claremore High SchoolHigh · 1,349 students
- Will Rogers Junior High SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolElementary · 637 students
- Catalayah Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Justus-Tiawah Public SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Verdigris Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other Westside Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Westside Elementary. Westside Elementary School is the 17th largest of the 41.
- Westside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 1,029 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 984 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolValdosta, GA · 904 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDAYTONA BEACH, FL · 774 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJONESBORO, AR · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Catalayah Elementary School2.0 mi · 516
- Claremont Elementary School2.3 mi · 391
- Will Rogers Junior High School2.6 mi · 792
- Claremore High School2.9 mi · 1,349
- Roosa Elementary School3.0 mi · 376
- Justus-Tiawah Public School4.6 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Westside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westside Elementary School?
Westside Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westside Elementary School serve?
Westside Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Westside Elementary School have?
Westside Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Westside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Westside Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 25% Two or more.
What district is Westside Elementary School in?
Westside Elementary School is part of CLAREMORE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.