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Westside Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 979 students in Westside Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Westside Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the Nebraska public middle school average of 32% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
14 Schools
339 Schools
# Students
6,271 Students
81,810 Students
# Teachers
442 Teachers
6,648 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Westside Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 246 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#121 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
62%
Graduation Rate
90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.51
# American Indian Students
18 Students
1,432 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
202 Students
2,072 Students
% Asian Students
3%
2%
# Hispanic Students
711 Students
15,001 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
18%
# Black Students
585 Students
4,553 Students
% Black Students
9%
6%
# White Students
4,199 Students
55,362 Students
% White Students
67%
68%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
123 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
551 Students
3,267 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
148
179
# Students in K Grade:
420
263
# Students in 1st Grade:
470
280
# Students in 2nd Grade:
419
263
# Students in 3rd Grade:
452
285
# Students in 4th Grade:
431
370
# Students in 5th Grade:
419
1,693
# Students in 6th Grade:
427
15,082
# Students in 7th Grade:
472
23,866
# Students in 8th Grade:
507
24,410
# Students in 9th Grade:
532
3,894
# Students in 10th Grade:
493
3,778
# Students in 11th Grade:
530
3,738
# Students in 12th Grade:
551
3,709
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,358 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,429. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,737 is less than the state median of $16,737. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$96 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$99 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,358
$15,429
Spending / Student
$15,737
$16,737
Best Westside Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westside Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
8601 Arbor St
Omaha, NE 68124
(402) 390-6464
Omaha, NE 68124
(402) 390-6464
Grades: 7-8
| 979 students
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