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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 939 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 44% 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 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
14 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
6,319 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
449 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Westside Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 245 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
0.55
0.52
# American Indian Students
11 Students
1,431 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
206 Students
2,155 Students
% Asian Students
3%
3%
# Hispanic Students
780 Students
15,703 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
19%
# Black Students
625 Students
4,374 Students
% Black Students
10%
5%
# White Students
4,109 Students
53,695 Students
% White Students
65%
67%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
580 Students
3,310 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
154
137
# Students in K Grade:
403
238
# Students in 1st Grade:
441
240
# Students in 2nd Grade:
474
276
# Students in 3rd Grade:
421
258
# Students in 4th Grade:
462
360
# Students in 5th Grade:
443
1,359
# Students in 6th Grade:
444
15,828
# Students in 7th Grade:
470
23,395
# Students in 8th Grade:
469
24,061
# Students in 9th Grade:
536
3,765
# Students in 10th Grade:
527
3,741
# Students in 11th Grade:
500
3,520
# Students in 12th Grade:
575
3,623
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,242 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,618 is less than the state median of $16,776. 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
$15,242
$15,464
Spending / Student
$15,618
$16,776
Best Westside Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westside Middle 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
| 939 students
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