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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
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#121 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)64%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
62%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)91%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
3%
3%
% Hispanic
13%
19%
% Black
10%
5%
% White
65%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
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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