West Side Elementary Primary School
425 Paca St
Cumberland MD, 21502, Allegany County
Phone: 301-724-0340
Ranking: 
(634 out of 1,074, bottom 41%)*
(634 out of 1,074, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Allegany County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 381 | 362 | 349 | 342 | 311 | 289 | 313 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 45 | 11.8% | 37 | 10.2% | 36 | 10.3% | 38 | 11.1% | 34 | 10.9% | 38 | 13.1% | 24 | 7.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 18.1% | 64 | 17.7% | 58 | 16.6% | 55 | 16.1% | 52 | 16.7% | 37 | 12.8% | 56 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 16.3% | 48 | 13.3% | 55 | 15.8% | 58 | 17.0% | 42 | 13.5% | 49 | 17.0% | 42 | 13.4% |
| Grade 2: | 48 | 12.6% | 48 | 13.3% | 61 | 17.5% | 49 | 14.3% | 50 | 16.1% | 39 | 13.5% | 47 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 12.9% | 65 | 18.0% | 47 | 13.5% | 49 | 14.3% | 35 | 11.3% | 42 | 14.5% | 39 | 12.5% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 16.8% | 45 | 12.4% | 55 | 15.8% | 36 | 10.5% | 54 | 17.4% | 39 | 13.5% | 50 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 11.5% | 55 | 15.2% | 37 | 10.6% | 57 | 16.7% | 44 | 14.1% | 45 | 15.6% | 55 | 17.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 188 | 49.3% | 182 | 50.3% | 182 | 52.1% | 174 | 50.9% | 146 | 46.9% | 154 | 53.3% | 170 | 54.3% |
| Female: | 193 | 50.7% | 180 | 49.7% | 167 | 47.9% | 168 | 49.1% | 157 | 50.5% | 127 | 43.9% | 139 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 23 | 6.0% | 21 | 5.8% | 27 | 7.7% | 28 | 8.2% | 38 | 12.2% | 33 | 11.4% | 37 | 11.8% |
| White: | 302 | 79.3% | 298 | 82.3% | 278 | 79.7% | 281 | 82.2% | 259 | 83.3% | 244 | 84.4% | 264 | 84.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 12.3% | 34 | 9.4% | 30 | 8.6% | 17 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 68.5% | 246 | 68.0% | 249 | 71.3% | 211 | 61.7% | 184 | 59.2% | 158 | 54.7% | 177 | 56.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.4% | 25 | 7.2% | 20 | 5.8% | 24 | 7.7% | 19 | 6.6% | 17 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.64 | 16.53 | 16.78 | 15.76 | 15.59 | 13.40 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 61.9% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 71.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 77.6% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 72.2% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 80.0% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.7% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 89.1% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 88.3% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 82.1% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 64.4% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 73.4% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 78.6% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 80.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 85.2% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 86.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 88.1% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 85.2% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 66.3% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.7% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 82.4% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86.9% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.7% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 91.8% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 92.6% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 93.5% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 93.2% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 93.7% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.5% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 81.1% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.8% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89.5% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.4% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.3% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89.5% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 92.5% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 90.6% | 88.2% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 59.3% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 65.7% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 70.5% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74.8% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 80.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.9% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 85.0% | 83.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 84.4% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.7% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.6% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 67.2% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 72.7% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.1% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 73.5% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 88.2% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 87.5% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.6% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 90.7% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 91.8% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.1% | 88.4% |
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* West Side Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.