Top Rankings
Westside Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,007 students in Westside Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Westside Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the Nebraska public middle school average of 32% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
14 Schools
337 Schools
# Students
6,221 Students
82,355 Students
# Teachers
445 Teachers
6,793 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#96 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
48%
Graduation Rate
94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.50
# American Indian Students
23 Students
1,404 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
216 Students
1,996 Students
% Asian Students
4%
2%
# Hispanic Students
633 Students
15,006 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
18%
# Black Students
605 Students
4,613 Students
% Black Students
10%
6%
# White Students
4,193 Students
55,987 Students
% White Students
67%
68%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
116 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
547 Students
3,233 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
152
128
# Students in K Grade:
476
229
# Students in 1st Grade:
406
223
# Students in 2nd Grade:
457
227
# Students in 3rd Grade:
416
205
# Students in 4th Grade:
412
335
# Students in 5th Grade:
428
1,777
# Students in 6th Grade:
428
15,169
# Students in 7th Grade:
492
24,278
# Students in 8th Grade:
515
24,345
# Students in 9th Grade:
489
3,873
# Students in 10th Grade:
526
3,931
# Students in 11th Grade:
497
3,793
# Students in 12th Grade:
527
3,842
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,482 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,508. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,864 is less than the state median of $16,823. 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
$15,482
$15,508
Spending / Student
$15,864
$16,823
Best Westside Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westside Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
8601 Arbor St
Omaha, NE 68124
(402) 390-6464
Omaha, NE 68124
(402) 390-6464
Grades: 7-8
| 1,007 students
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