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Which teacher or staff member at Westside School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000406
Westside School
740 W CENTER, SPRINGVILLE, UT 84663 · (801) 489-2800 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
238 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
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 | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
37.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.6% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 37.1% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Westside School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside School this school | 640 | 37.2% | 40.2% |
| J.R. Smith School HEBER CITY | 633 | 34.6% | 52.9% |
| Lakeview School PROVO | 695 | 33.2% | 46.9% |
| Daniels Canyon School HEBER CITY | 623 | 32.6% | 59.6% |
| Hillcrest School LOGAN | 521 | 35.1% | 49.1% |
| Greenwood School AMERICAN FORK | 713 | 32.0% | 44.1% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #383 of 562 | #95 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #378 of 578 ▲ 20 | #95 of 117 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #319 of 578 ▲ 50 | #76 of 117 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #145 of 613 | #49 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #521 of 556 | #101 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #139 of 559 | #15 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #234 of 582 | #28 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #227 of 388 | #46 of 74 |
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
640
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 312
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 | 640 | 25.8 | 24.8:1 | 37% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 28.8 | 21.6:1 | 36% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 25.5 | 22.8:1 | 37% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | N/A | N/A | 34% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | N/A | N/A | 31% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | N/A | N/A | 51% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 27 | 27.7:1 | 55% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 19 | 22.4:1 | 34% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 11 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside School.
About Westside School
Families in SPRINGVILLE, Utah, are served by Westside School, a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 640 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 30% higher than the average for elementary schools in Utah, which is about 491.
Westside School is one of the 49 schools that make up Nebo District (43,696 students in total).
Westside School is 58% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 81% of Utah County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Westside School was 24.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Utah have 21.8:1, compared with 24.8:1 here. Westside School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 37%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Utah County is 22%.
Westside School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.2% is 1.4 points below the 41.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Utah County has these Census figures: the median household income is $100,671, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Utah County has 202 public schools and roughly 164,467 students.
Nearest public school: Reagan Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Westside School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Westside School's enrollment dropped from 683 in 2020-21 to 640 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in SPRINGVILLE
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Springville Jr HighMiddle · 1,086 students
- Spring Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,038 students
- Reagan AcademyElementary · 683 students
- Meadow Brook SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Sage Creek SchoolElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Reagan Academy0.4 mi · 683
- Merit College Preparatory Academy0.6 mi · 456
- Spring Canyon Middle0.8 mi · 1,038
- Meadow Brook School0.8 mi · 679
- Elizabeth DeLong School of the Deaf1.0 mi · 53
- Blind South1.0 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Westside SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westside School?
Westside School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Westside School serve?
Westside School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Westside School have?
Westside School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westside School?
At Westside School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 35% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Westside School?
Westside School is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.