Westside High School
8701 Pacific St
Omaha NE, 68114, Douglas County
Phone: 402-343-2600
Ranking: (30 out of 239, top 13%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Westside Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 130 | 136 | 135 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 134 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,923 | 1,934 | 1,913 | 1,920 | 1,952 | 1,993 | 2,037 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 471 | 24.5% | 496 | 25.6% | 489 | 25.6% | 475 | 24.7% | 485 | 24.8% | 462 | 23.2% | 473 | 23.2% |
Grade 10: | 490 | 25.5% | 490 | 25.3% | 476 | 24.9% | 479 | 24.9% | 463 | 23.7% | 488 | 24.5% | 495 | 24.3% |
Grade 11: | 473 | 24.6% | 466 | 24.1% | 464 | 24.3% | 457 | 23.8% | 469 | 24.0% | 486 | 24.4% | 523 | 25.7% |
Grade 12: | 489 | 25.4% | 482 | 24.9% | 484 | 25.3% | 509 | 26.5% | 535 | 27.4% | 557 | 27.9% | 546 | 26.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 942 | 49.0% | 968 | 50.1% | 989 | 51.7% | 1,006 | 52.4% | 1,009 | 51.7% | 1,073 | 53.8% | 1,071 | 52.6% |
Female: | 981 | 51.0% | 966 | 49.9% | 924 | 48.3% | 914 | 47.6% | 935 | 47.9% | 912 | 45.8% | 962 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 0.8% | 20 | 1.0% | 22 | 1.2% | 27 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.1% | 22 | 1.1% | 23 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 54 | 2.8% | 58 | 3.0% | 55 | 2.9% | 52 | 2.7% | 76 | 3.9% | 71 | 3.6% | 71 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 114 | 5.9% | 111 | 5.7% | 98 | 5.1% | 111 | 5.8% | 86 | 4.4% | 79 | 4.0% | 78 | 3.8% |
Black: | 155 | 8.1% | 151 | 7.8% | 148 | 7.7% | 130 | 6.8% | 132 | 6.8% | 133 | 6.7% | 115 | 5.6% |
White: | 1,510 | 78.5% | 1,538 | 79.5% | 1,532 | 80.1% | 1,548 | 80.6% | 1,637 | 83.9% | 1,688 | 84.7% | 1,750 | 85.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 71 | 3.7% | 51 | 2.6% | 54 | 2.8% | 46 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 355 | 18.5% | 353 | 18.3% | 342 | 17.9% | 296 | 15.4% | 241 | 12.3% | 209 | 10.5% | 188 | 9.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 161 | 8.4% | 152 | 7.9% | 147 | 7.7% | 108 | 5.6% | 118 | 6.0% | 119 | 6.0% | 99 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.84 | 14.25 | 14.14 | 14.03 | 14.45 | 14.80 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NeSA | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 124.11 | 124.11 | 94.61 |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 109.72 | 109.72 | 95.59 |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 117.99 | 117.99 | 100.24 |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 108.83 | 108.83 | 100.61 |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 115.52 | 115.52 | 101.96 |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.28 | 105.28 | 101.98 |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 118.46 | 118.46 | 105.71 |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.36 | 106.36 | 98.81 |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 112.82 | 112.82 | 102.88 |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 49.15 | 49.15 | 44.32 |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 50.96 | 50.96 | 44.65 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 41.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 58.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,174.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,519.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,290.0 |
* Westside High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.