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Westside Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Westside.

Westside’s Schools page →

Students
135
Schools
1
Spent per student
$43,516
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$5.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Westside Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 105% more per student than the CA average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.7M, about $42,222 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Westside. Grade by grade →

K–8Westside ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 33.1% · 103 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 46.7% · 103 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$43,516 per student · 105% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 47%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 46%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
180’20
166’21
136’22
122’23
135’24

Down 25% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 98%White 1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.