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West Side School
708 West Washington St
New Castle PA, 16101, Lawrence County
Phone: 724-656-4753
Ranking: 
(1,665 out of 2,311, bottom 28%)*
(1,665 out of 2,311, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 3
School District: New Castle Area School District
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: | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 231 | 219 | 229 | 195 | 215 | 218 | 229 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 80 | 34.6% | 70 | 32.0% | 84 | 36.7% | 67 | 34.4% | 82 | 38.1% | 66 | 30.3% | 76 | 33.2% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 29.9% | 80 | 36.5% | 70 | 30.6% | 63 | 32.3% | 69 | 32.1% | 64 | 29.4% | 90 | 39.3% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 35.5% | 69 | 31.5% | 75 | 32.8% | 65 | 33.3% | 64 | 29.8% | 88 | 40.4% | 63 | 27.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 106 | 45.9% | 100 | 45.7% | 104 | 45.4% | 93 | 47.7% | 96 | 44.7% | 103 | 47.2% | 101 | 44.1% |
| Female: | 125 | 54.1% | 119 | 54.3% | 125 | 54.6% | 102 | 52.3% | 111 | 51.6% | 107 | 49.1% | 124 | 54.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.7% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 68 | 29.4% | 72 | 32.9% | 89 | 38.9% | 72 | 36.9% | 76 | 35.3% | 78 | 35.8% | 90 | 39.3% |
| White: | 146 | 63.2% | 135 | 61.6% | 136 | 59.4% | 121 | 62.1% | 136 | 63.3% | 137 | 62.8% | 136 | 59.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 4.3% | 5 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 204 | 88.3% | 196 | 89.5% | 192 | 83.8% | 155 | 79.5% | 179 | 83.3% | 173 | 79.4% | 177 | 77.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 3.0% | 6 | 2.7% | 8 | 3.5% | 5 | 2.6% | 10 | 4.7% | 10 | 4.6% | 11 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.05 | 12.73 | 11.87 | 10.32 | 11.38 | 10.90 | 11.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 77.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 77.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 74.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 87.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 87.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 86.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 70.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 82.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.4% | 74.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Side School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.