📍 430 West 5th, Pittsburg, Crawford County, 66762
Westside Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pittsburg, Crawford County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pittsburg school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westside Elem enrolls 527 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 18 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 527 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westside Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 KS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 3.
Westside Elem is one of 6 schools in Pittsburg, based in Pittsburg, Kansas. The district serves 3,377 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 527 students, Westside Elem is close to the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant