📍 425 Paca St, Cumberland, Allegany County, 21502
West Side Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cumberland, Allegany County. The school has 305 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Allegany County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Side Elementary enrolls 305 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 14% Two or more races and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
210 of the school's 305 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
West Side Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MD-60, state senate district 1.
West Side Elementary is one of 22 schools in Allegany County Public Schools, based in Cumberland, Maryland. The district serves 8,113 students district-wide and employs 618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 305 students, West Side Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 369 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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