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If you could change one rule at Westside Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
624
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510330001437
Westside Elementary
1441 Westside Blvd NW, Roanoke, VA 24017 · (540) 853-2967 · Roanoke city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
617 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +24.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 24 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
Westside Elementary's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Elementary this school | 624 | 98.9% | 42.0% |
| Katherine Johnson Elementary Newport News | 553 | 98.6% | 53.3% |
| Willis A. Jenkins Elementary Newport News | 507 | 100.0% | 53.5% |
| Coleman Place Elementary Norfolk | 551 | 99.6% | 40.9% |
| Lake Taylor Norfolk | 664 | 98.8% | 48.1% |
| Patrick Copeland Elementary Hopewell | 579 | 100.0% | 45.9% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,051 of 1,101 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,039 of 1,111 ▲ 24 | #14 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,102 of 1,111 ▼ 13 | #16 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #314 of 1,176 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #119 of 1,105 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #500 of 1,106 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #192 of 1,157 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #236 of 759 | #3 of 10 |
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
624
-115 (-16%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 624 | 54.1 | 11.5:1 | 99% (617) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 50 | 12.9:1 | 98% (634) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 51 | 12.6:1 | 98% (630) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 43 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 42 | 18.0:1 | 100% (753) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 47 | 17.5:1 | 100% (820) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 84% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 53 | 12.7:1 | 72% (485) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 39 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (756 to 624); teachers up 29% (42 to 54.1).
About Westside Elementary
At 1441 Westside Blvd NW in Roanoke, Virginia, Westside Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 624 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Westside Elementary is one of the 24 schools that make up Roanoke City Public Schools (13,811 students in total).
Black students account for 55% of enrollment at Westside Elementary. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 11% White, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 28% Black. By the diversity index, Westside Elementary comes in at 62%.
The teaching staff at Westside Elementary is 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. About 99% of students, or 617, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Westside Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 42.0%. Predicted: 61.2%. Difference: 19.2 points.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Roanoke city show that median household income is about $55,378, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Westside Elementary is one of 30 public schools in Roanoke city, which together enroll about 14,392 students.
William Fleming High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Westside Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 624, 16% below the 739 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.5:1, from 17.2:1.
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Roanoke city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,355
Census ACS
Median income
$55,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke City Public Schools
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Breckinridge MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- Round Hill ElementaryElementary · 720 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleMiddle · 601 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 598 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other Westside Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Westside Elementary. Westside Elementary is the 9th largest of the 41.
- Westside ElementarySmithfield, VA · 682 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- William Fleming High0.9 mi · 1,957
- Fairview Elementary1.1 mi · 479
- Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary1.7 mi · 464
- Glen Cove Elementary1.9 mi · 425
- Northside High1.9 mi · 919
- Northside Middle2.0 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Westside ElementaryHow many students attend Westside Elementary?
Westside Elementary enrolls approximately 624 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westside Elementary serve?
Westside Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westside Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Westside Elementary?
Student demographics at Westside Elementary are roughly 11% White, 24% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Westside Elementary public or private?
Westside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roanoke City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.