📍 1105 College Ave, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, 75766
West Side el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Cherokee County. The school has 404 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Linzee Campbell. It is part of the Jacksonville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Side el enrolls 404 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 226 | 56% |
| White | 89 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 404 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 371 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Side el 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 TX-60, state senate district 3, state house district 11.
West Side el is one of 8 schools in JACKSONVILLE ISD, based in JACKSONVILLE, Texas. The district serves 4,700 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 404 students, West Side el is smaller than the district average of about 588 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant