State/Public High Open

Westside High School

๐Ÿ“ 5530 Firestone Rd, Jacksonville, Duval County, 32244

1,583
Pupils
22.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Westside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Duval County. The school has 1,583 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duval school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 20 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Duval

Enrollment & staffing

Westside High School enrolls 1,583 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.

Male students
857 (54%)
Female students
726 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
71
Student-teacher ratio
22.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American97662%
Hispanic or Latino27517%
White23615%
Two or more races613.9%
Asian281.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native6<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,000 of the school's 1,583 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,000 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Westside High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-40, state senate district 6, state house district 15.

School district: DUVAL

Westside High School is one of 209 schools in DUVAL, based in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The district serves 130,054 students district-wide and employs 7,048 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,583 students, Westside High School is larger than the district average of about 622 students per school.

130,054
District students
209
Schools
7,048
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

19%
Reading proficient
26%
Math proficient
91%
Graduation rate
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (20)

Setting: City - Large

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