Westview Early Childhood Education Center

Westview Early Childhood Education Center, a close-knit elementary campus in Petersburg, Virginia, operated by Petersburg City Public Schools, educates 418 students, covering grade pre-K.

Petersburg City Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,582 students. Westview Early Childhood Education Center is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Westview Early Childhood Education Center lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Petersburg city as a whole is about 77% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Westview Early Childhood Education Center records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Westview Early Childhood Education Center higher than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Petersburg city shows median household income runs about $50,698, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westview Early Childhood Education Center is one of 9 public schools in Petersburg city (combined enrollment of about 4,582 students).

Cool Spring Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westview Early Childhood Education Center.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westview Early Childhood Education Center has climbed 7%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 418 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 92% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Westview Early Childhood Education Center typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.