Westside Middle School
8601 Arbor St
Omaha NE, 68124, Douglas County
Phone: 402-390-6464
Ranking: (62 out of 761, top 8%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 64 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 948 | 929 | 905 | 949 | 937 | 947 | 945 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 467 | 49.3% | 481 | 51.8% | 429 | 47.4% | 472 | 49.7% | 478 | 51.0% | 462 | 48.8% | 482 | 51.0% |
Grade 8: | 481 | 50.7% | 448 | 48.2% | 476 | 52.6% | 477 | 50.3% | 459 | 49.0% | 485 | 51.2% | 463 | 49.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 455 | 48.0% | 459 | 49.4% | 453 | 50.1% | 462 | 48.7% | 464 | 49.5% | 485 | 51.2% | 479 | 50.7% |
Female: | 493 | 52.0% | 470 | 50.6% | 452 | 49.9% | 487 | 51.3% | 465 | 49.6% | 454 | 47.9% | 462 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 12 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 30 | 3.2% | 24 | 2.6% | 24 | 2.7% | 32 | 3.4% | 36 | 3.8% | 34 | 3.6% | 37 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 72 | 7.6% | 62 | 6.7% | 49 | 5.4% | 55 | 5.8% | 34 | 3.6% | 37 | 3.9% | 36 | 3.8% |
Black: | 71 | 7.5% | 58 | 6.2% | 60 | 6.6% | 75 | 7.9% | 91 | 9.7% | 84 | 8.9% | 68 | 7.2% |
White: | 726 | 76.6% | 736 | 79.2% | 732 | 80.9% | 753 | 79.3% | 771 | 82.3% | 787 | 83.1% | 792 | 83.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 43 | 4.5% | 45 | 4.8% | 34 | 3.8% | 27 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 220 | 23.2% | 211 | 22.7% | 194 | 21.4% | 193 | 20.3% | 182 | 19.4% | 156 | 16.5% | 128 | 13.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 103 | 10.9% | 95 | 10.2% | 80 | 8.8% | 66 | 7.0% | 70 | 7.5% | 68 | 7.2% | 61 | 6.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.75 | 14.25 | 14.04 | 13.88 | 14.02 | 14.10 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NeSA | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 122.10 | 122.10 | 98.68 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 129.21 | 129.21 | 103.91 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 127.35 | 127.35 | 105.64 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 110.28 | 110.28 | 104.30 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 125.96 | 125.96 | 110.38 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 125.05 | 125.05 | 115.94 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 139.99 | 139.99 | 121.73 |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 114.76 | 114.76 | 97.89 |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 120.00 | 120.00 | 99.25 |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 123.97 | 123.97 | 102.15 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.27 | 105.27 | 102.43 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 109.77 | 109.77 | 106.08 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 116.88 | 116.88 | 108.89 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 127.36 | 127.36 | 115.20 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 123.44 | 123.44 | 99.80 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 117.45 | 117.45 | 102.54 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 48.09 | 48.09 | 44.19 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 50.18 | 50.18 | 44.89 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,057.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,061.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,348.0 |
* Westside Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.