State/Public Elementary Open

Westside Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 51 Frank Lott Dr, Cedartown, Polk County, 30125

570
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Westside Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedartown, Polk County. The school has 570 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Polk County

Enrollment & staffing

Westside Elementary School enrolls 570 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
288 (51%)
Female students
282 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27348%
Hispanic or Latino16829%
Black or African American9517%
Two or more races274.7%
Asian5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

444 of the school's 570 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 444 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

Town, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Westside Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 16.

School district: Polk County

Westside Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Polk County, based in Cedartown, Georgia. The district serves 7,745 students district-wide and employs 558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 570 students, Westside Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 704 students per school.

7,745
District students
11
Schools
558
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

35%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Fringe

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