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Westside Elementary School

Serves grades 4 - 6

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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
800 Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
Phone
(757) 357-3021
District
Isle of Wight County Public Schools
County
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
729
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.9% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

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

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
77%
71%
77%
73%
77%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
78%
69%
79%
71%
76%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
77%
65%
77%
70%
76%
59%
    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 4 189 25.9%
Grade 5 263 36.1%
Grade 6 277 38.0%
Total 729 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.2% 64.4% 48.2%
Black 31.0% 27.0% 23.2%
Hispanic 8.4% 7.0% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.2% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.6% 40.9% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 30.9% 38.4% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 2.5% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,898 8,715,698
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 123.2 218
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.2% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.4% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 19.3% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,196 3,326,260
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.4% 27.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.8% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.7% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.5% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.7% 8.4%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 7.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,490 $36,519,000 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $420 $2,362,000 3.4%
Staff $1,226 $6,898,000 9.9%
General Administration $109 $616,000 0.9%
School Administration $612 $3,445,000 5.0%
Operation $1,180 $6,642,000 9.6%
Transportation $585 $3,289,000 4.7%
Other $187 $1,050,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,319 $24,302,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,524 $8,574,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $12,333 $69,395,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
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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