📍 800 Main Street, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, 23430
Westside Elementary is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County. The school has 729 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Isle of Wight County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westside Elementary enrolls 729 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 28% Black or African American and 8.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 388 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 207 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 729 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-20, state senate district 18, state house district 64.
Westside Elementary is one of 9 schools in Isle of Wight County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, Virginia. The district serves 5,519 students district-wide and employs 393 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 729 students, Westside Elementary is larger than the district average of about 613 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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