📍 12615 Burgess Avenue, Walker, Livingston Parish, 70785
Westside Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Walker, Livingston Parish. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Livingston Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westside Junior High School enrolls 443 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 317 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 443 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westside Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 LA-50, state senate district 13, state house district 71.
Westside Junior High School is one of 44 schools in Livingston Parish, based in Livingston, Louisiana. The district serves 26,499 students district-wide and employs 1,435 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Westside Junior High School is smaller than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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