State/Public Middle Open

Westridge Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 4111 W 13th St, Grand Island, Hall County, 68803

599
Pupils
13.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Westridge Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Island, Hall County. The school has 599 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kayla Wichman. It is part of the Grand Island Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kayla Wichman
School district
Grand Island Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Westridge Middle School enrolls 599 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.

Male students
311 (52%)
Female students
288 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
45.1
Student-teacher ratio
13.3:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White37362%
Hispanic or Latino18531%
Two or more races233.8%
Black or African American101.7%
Asian71.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

258 of the school's 599 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Westridge Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 NE-30, state senate district 34.

School district: GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Westridge Middle School is one of 23 schools in GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska. The district serves 9,983 students district-wide and employs 648 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 599 students, Westridge Middle School is larger than the district average of about 434 students per school.

9,983
District students
23
Schools
648
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

54%
Reading proficient
61%
Math proficient
14%
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: City - Small

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