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Westside Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8601 Arbor St
Omaha, NE 68124
Phone
(402) 390-6464
District
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
County
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
979
Classroom Teachers
71

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.3% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Westside Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
67%
59%
65%
53%
69%
65%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
69%
62%
67%
62%
71%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 472 48.2%
Grade 8 507 51.8%
Total 979 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.0% 73.4% 66.1%
Black 12.2% 10.2% 7.0%
Hispanic 12.4% 12.4% 22.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 3.5% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.9% 30.8% 29.9%
Free lunch eligible 31.3% 24.7% 23.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.7% 6.1% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,797 1,978,379
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,704.9 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 21.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.8% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.1% 23.4%
65 OR OLDER 19.2% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,265 786,885
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.7% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.6% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.2% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.5% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.1% 15.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.2% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 5.8% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,328 $45,956,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $770 $4,828,000 4.9%
Staff $546 $3,422,000 3.5%
General Administration $202 $1,265,000 1.3%
School Administration $872 $5,466,000 5.5%
Operation $1,682 $10,548,000 10.7%
Transportation $271 $1,697,000 1.7%
Other $1,064 $6,674,000 6.8%
Total Support $5,406 $33,900,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,003 $18,831,000 19.1%
Total Expenditures $15,737 $98,687,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,459 $2,785,059,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $721 $237,273,000 4.3%
Staff $424 $139,692,000 2.5%
General Administration $332 $109,312,000 2.0%
School Administration $676 $222,462,000 4.0%
Operation $1,243 $409,321,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $118,861,000 2.2%
Other $861 $283,579,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,618 $1,520,500,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,661 $1,205,227,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $16,738 $5,510,786,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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