📍 82-225 Airport Blvd., Thermal, Riverside County, 92274
Westside Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thermal, Riverside County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melinda Gonzalez. It is part of the Coachella Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
Westside Elementary enrolls 361 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 352 | 98% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 361 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westside Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Westside Elementary is one of 22 schools in Coachella Valley Unified, based in Thermal, California. The district serves 15,817 students district-wide and employs 799 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, Westside Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 719 students per school.
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