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West Side Elementary School

339 South Ashlar, West Helena, AR, 72390-3401

Tel: (870)572-3422

Grades: 1-6 | 394 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

West Side Elementary School serves 394 students in grades 1-6.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the AR state average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body.
West Side Elementary School is one of 3 public elementary schools within West Helena, and operates within the Helena/ W.helena School District.

The nearest elementary school is Woodruff Elementary School (0.8 miles away), the nearest middle school is Eliza Miller Junior High School (1.5 miles away), and the nearest high school is Central High School (1.3 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, AR Dept. of Educ.	West Side Elementary School
Grades Offered	Grades 1-6
Total Students	394 students

% Male / % Female	53% / 47%
Total Classroom Teachers	27 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(AR) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	13:1

	This School	(AR) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	1%	1%

% Hispanic	n/a	9%

% Black	95%	23%

% White	4%	64%

Unknown	n/a	2%

	This School	(AR) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	99%	51%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	n/a	9%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Helena/ W.helena School District
	This School's Agency	(AR) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	6	3
Number of Students Managed	2,683 students	938 students

District Total Revenue	$29,128,000	$9,258,000

District Expenditure	$31,843,000	$9,608,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,857	$9,870

District Expenditure / Student	$11,868	$10,243

Nearby Schools:

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West Side Elementary School
Grades: 1-6 | 0 mi. away

Woodruff Elementary School
Grades: PK-1 | 0.8 mi. away

Beech Crest Elementary School
Grades: 1-6 | 1.1 mi. away

Central High School
Grades: 9-12 | 1.3 mi. away

Eliza Miller Junior High School
Grades: 7-8 | 1.5 mi. away

J.f. Wahl Elementary School
Grades: 1-6 | 2.1 mi. away

View all schools in: West Helena, Phillips County, Zip 72390

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