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West Side Elementary

Summary:

West Side Elementary is a public elementary school serving 404 students in grades PK-4 in the Jacksonville Independent School District (ISD) in Texas. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with significant representation from White and African American students as well.

Despite its diverse student body, West Side Elementary has consistently underperformed academically compared to state and district averages. The school's ranking has declined from the top 10% of Texas elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the bottom 25% in recent years. On the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests, only 34.09% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Reading, compared to 48.85% statewide and 43.75% in the Jacksonville ISD. The school's performance is particularly concerning for students with special needs, who ranked in the bottom 1% of Texas elementary schools in 2022-2023.

The challenges faced by West Side Elementary may be linked to its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's spending per student, while higher than the state average, is lower than the district average. Nearby schools in the Jacksonville ISD, such as Joe Wright Elementary and Fred Douglass, have similar demographic profiles but generally perform better on academic measures, suggesting that West Side Elementary may benefit from learning from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing peers.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 1105 College Ave
       Jacksonville, TX  75766-2199

(903) 586-5165

District: Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3563rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,869 Help


Students who attend West Side Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jacksonville Middle
    Nichols Intermediate
High:    Jacksonville High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  404

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
55.9%
White:
22.0%
African American:
16.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Side Elementary ranks worse than 76.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.9. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details West Side Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd). Student population at West Side Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.9%), White (22%), African American (16.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Side Elementary is 15.3, which is the 2nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Side Elementary is $10,869, which is the 2nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

West Side Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd) 647th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Side Elementary

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Rank History for all students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.56 3068th 3465 11.5%
2005 53.86 1827th 3475 47.4%
2006 71.70 921st 3476 73.5%
2007 77.87 564th 3724 84.9%
2008 77.97 584th 3768 84.5%
2009 83.95 270th 3884 93.0%
2010 86.38 68th 3937 98.3%
2011 84.56 210th 4095 94.9%
2012 91.88 125th 4206 97.0%
2013 90.91 179th 4221 95.8%
2014 90.69 164th 4260 96.2%
2015 85.23 445th 4320 89.7%
2016 86.18 415th 4286 90.3%
2017 55.70 1679th 4329 61.2%
2018 39.55 2580th 4359 40.8%
2019 29.07 3394th 4479 24.2%
2021 42.75 2413th 4578 47.3%
2022 31.58 3283rd 4581 28.3%
2023 30.53 3371st 4647 27.5%
2024 27.90 3563rd 4675 23.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.41 1477th 3226 54.2%
2019 40.88 2073rd 3333 37.8%
2021 78.60 372nd 3446 89.2%
2022 25.44 2969th 3487 14.9%
2023 36.05 2472nd 3556 30.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.78 1532nd 3558 56.9%
2019 45.35 1702nd 3684 53.8%
2021 62.69 814th 3799 78.6%
2022 43.81 2002nd 3952 49.3%
2023 12.85 4072nd 4086 0.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.05 1898th 4264 55.5%
2019 38.66 2873rd 4309 33.3%
2021 52.68 1842nd 4451 58.6%
2022 44.02 2545th 4477 43.2%
2023 35.83 3175th 4521 29.8%
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Rank History for Female students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.99 2506th 4306 41.8%
2019 33.70 3074th 4348 29.3%
2021 45.19 2286th 4499 49.2%
2022 23.67 3820th 4561 16.2%
2023 22.74 3890th 4588 15.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.34 1718th 3184 46.0%
2021 49.38 1776th 3006 40.9%
2022 35.81 2337th 2958 21.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.66 1776th 4240 58.1%
2019 45.51 2285th 4295 46.8%
2021 63.27 1035th 4331 76.1%
2022 52.51 1924th 4461 56.9%
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Rank History for Male students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.14 2547th 4319 41.0%
2019 25.37 3575th 4357 17.9%
2021 40.87 2509th 4498 44.2%
2022 40.84 2690th 4563 41.0%
2023 42.07 2628th 4585 42.7%
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Rank History for African American students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.55 1443rd 2515 42.6%
2021 52.45 966th 2444 60.5%
2022 52.89 987th 2421 59.2%
2023 40.35 1439th 2443 41.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.60 2092nd 4168 49.8%
2019 35.36 2932nd 4188 30.0%
2021 58.42 1434th 4329 66.9%
2022 32.07 3279th 4376 25.1%
2023 34.02 3162nd 4401 28.2%
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Rank History for White students at West Side Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.82 2183rd 3127 30.2%
2019 26.02 2594th 3142 17.4%
2021 22.04 2668th 3082 13.4%
2022 27.13 2512th 3082 18.5%
2023 21.75 2687th 3106 13.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for West Side Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 218 81 3 48 n/a n/a n/a 0 350
1989 214 63 0 50 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1990 229 84 0 57 1 n/a n/a 0 371
1991 257 95 0 64 1 n/a n/a 0 417
1992 237 88 0 67 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1993 264 93 1 85 2 n/a n/a 0 445
1994 277 99 0 91 0 n/a n/a 0 467
1995 213 83 1 132 1 n/a n/a 0 430
1996 213 83 1 132 1 n/a n/a 0 430
1997 236 95 1 141 3 n/a n/a 0 476
1998 210 86 2 166 1 n/a n/a 0 465
1999 196 108 1 155 0 n/a n/a 0 460
2000 164 69 2 210 0 n/a n/a 0 445
2001 199 77 2 123 0 n/a n/a 0 401
2002 217 69 1 186 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2003 217 69 1 186 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2004 195 78 2 241 1 n/a n/a 0 517
2005 196 72 2 234 3 n/a n/a 0 507
2006 181 64 4 242 2 n/a n/a 0 493
2007 181 59 5 282 2 n/a n/a 0 529
2008 160 64 7 285 2 n/a n/a 0 518
2009 152 53 4 287 1 n/a n/a 0 497
2010 152 57 4 303 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2011 140 64 4 292 3 1 5 0 509
2012 127 63 4 282 0 0 10 0 486
2013 126 46 4 263 0 0 6 0 445
2014 138 66 4 262 0 0 7 0 477
2015 130 65 2 256 2 0 11 0 466
2016 123 66 0 268 0 0 14 0 471
2017 122 61 2 270 0 0 9 0 464
2018 117 71 3 259 1 0 14 0 465
2019 102 68 0 240 2 0 15 0 427
2020 90 59 1 221 2 0 11 0 384
2021 68 54 1 211 3 0 12 0 349
2022 92 55 2 206 5 0 12 0 372
2023 89 67 0 226 1 0 21 0 404

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Side Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 350 18.0 19.4 n/a
1989 327 n/a n/a n/a
1990 371 19.0 19.5 n/a
1991 417 65.9 6.3 n/a
1992 392 21.1 18.5 61.2
1993 445 24.0 18.5 64.5
1994 467 23.3 20.0 54.2
1995 430 26.8 16.0 64.2
1996 430 26.8 16.0 64.2
1997 476 26.8 17.8 66.4
1998 465 26.3 17.7 68.8
1999 460 25.0 18.4 80.7
2000 445 28.1 15.8 83.6
2001 401 26.4 15.2 72.1
2002 473 30.6 15.5 77.2
2003 473 30.6 15.5 77.2
2004 517 32.0 16.2 80.3
2005 507 30.0 16.9 82.2
2006 493 31.1 15.9 83
2007 529 31.0 17.1 84.5
2008 518 33.0 15.7 85.1
2009 497 32.3 15.4 82.7
2010 516 33.9 15.2 88.6
2011 509 33.4 15.2 87.8
2012 486 31.6 15.3 89.7
2013 445 28.6 15.5 88.5
2014 477 28.9 16.4 92
2015 466 31.0 15.0 91.8
2016 471 29.0 16.2 91.1
2017 464 30.2 15.3 92.5
2018 465 30.9 15.0 92.7
2019 427 29.8 14.2 92.7
2020 384 24.7 15.5 93.8
2021 349 24.4 14.2 90.8
2022 372 26.8 13.8 94.9
2023 404 26.3 15.3 95.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Side Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 350 18.0 19.4 n/a
1989 327 n/a n/a n/a
1990 371 19.0 19.5 n/a
1991 417 65.9 6.3 n/a
1992 392 21.1 18.5 61.2
1993 445 24.0 18.5 64.5
1994 467 23.3 20.0 54.2
1995 430 26.8 16.0 64.2
1996 430 26.8 16.0 64.2
1997 476 26.8 17.8 66.4
1998 465 26.3 17.7 68.8
1999 460 25.0 18.4 80.7
2000 445 28.1 15.8 83.6
2001 401 26.4 15.2 72.1
2002 473 30.6 15.5 77.2
2003 473 30.6 15.5 77.2
2004 517 32.0 16.2 80.3
2005 507 30.0 16.9 82.2
2006 493 31.1 15.9 83
2007 529 31.0 17.1 84.5
2008 518 33.0 15.7 85.1
2009 497 32.3 15.4 82.7
2010 516 33.9 15.2 88.6
2011 509 33.4 15.2 87.8
2012 486 31.6 15.3 89.7
2013 445 28.6 15.5 88.5
2014 477 28.9 16.4 92
2015 466 31.0 15.0 91.8
2016 471 29.0 16.2 91.1
2017 464 30.2 15.3 92.5
2018 465 30.9 15.0 92.7
2019 427 29.8 14.2 92.7
2020 384 24.7 15.5 93.8
2021 349 24.4 14.2 90.8
2022 372 26.8 13.8 94.9
2023 404 26.3 15.3 95.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Side Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,694 (20.0%) $6,773 (80.0%) $8,467
2020 $1,485 (15.9%) $7,866 (84.1%) $9,351
2021 $2,466 (22.7%) $8,403 (77.3%) $10,869

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Side Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 3394th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3371st of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (West Side Elementary)2346
 23%
   3rd Grade Reading (Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd))3550
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Side Elementary)2328
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd))3441
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (West Side Elementary)3941
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd))4736
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (West Side Elementary)3331
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd))3937
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Side Elementary)4836
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd))4437
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (West Side Elementary)4625
 21%
   4th Grade Reading (Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd))4539
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students427404
 5.4%
African American6867
 1.5%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian00
Hispanic240226
 5.8%
Pacific Islander00
White10289
 12.7%
Two or More Races1521
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.7%95.8%
 3.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about West Side Elementary

West Side Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend West Side Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jacksonville Middle
Middle : Nichols Intermediate
High : Jacksonville High School

Students at West Side Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 22% White, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 404 students attended West Side Elementary.


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