WESTSIDE EL

WESTSIDE EL is one of the roomy elementary-level communitys in ANGLETON, Texas, part of ANGLETON ISD, with 1,029 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 98% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within ANGLETON ISD, which oversees 10 schools and 7,105 students, WESTSIDE EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, WESTSIDE EL shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 13% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Brazoria County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 70% of students at WESTSIDE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Brazoria County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTSIDE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 56.1%.

Around the school, Brazoria County reports that median household income runs about $97,993, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which WESTSIDE EL is one.

The closest other public school is STUDENT ALTERNATIVE CTR, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTSIDE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTSIDE EL at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 49.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. WESTSIDE EL's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,083 (now 1,029). Hispanic enrollment moved from 59% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.