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Westside Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1104^th

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of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Westside Middle School in Jacksonville, FL, serves 893 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Duval County Public School District, which ranks in the bottom 23% of Florida districts. The school has a long history of low performance, currently ranking in the 9th percentile statewide, and serves a high-poverty population with 62.6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most critical issue at Westside is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 62.7% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is nearly double the district average and more than double the state average. This rate is dramatically higher than nearby high-performing magnet schools like James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School (16.0%) and Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development S (21.1%), and even exceeds other struggling neighborhood schools like Lake Shore Middle School (37.0%). Academic proficiency rates are significantly below state averages across all subjects, with only 31-33% of students proficient in English Language Arts compared to 60-62% statewide. However, there is a surprising bright spot: students in advanced courses perform exceptionally well on End-of-Course exams, with 75% proficient in Algebra 1 and 89% in Biology 1, well above district and state averages.

The school's challenges are compounded by a stark contrast with nearby Clay County, where Orange Park Junior High School, just 6 miles away, ranks in the 41st percentile and is part of a district in the top 30% of Florida. Within Duval County, there is a clear divide between magnet schools serving more affluent populations and neighborhood schools like Westside facing high poverty and attendance challenges. The school's state ranking has steadily declined from the 19th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 9th percentile currently, indicating that these issues have been worsening over time and require comprehensive intervention focused on addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism.

893

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,169

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4815 Wesconnett Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32210

(904) 573-1000

District: Duval

Feeder schools for Westside Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedar Hills Elementary School
	Hidden Oaks Elementary School
	Ortega Elementary School
	Timucuan Elementary School
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	Venetia Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.2%

Hispanic:

21.5%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (39% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (63% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg56%

Florida avg63%

1,104^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 27Middle Schools in the Duval

54^th of 70Duval among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	1104 of 1216	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1089 of 1205	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1064 of 1196	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1054 of 1177	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1032 of 1148	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1039 of 1136	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	918 of 1099	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	825 of 1035	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	808 of 1031	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	807 of 997	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	858 of 999	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	759 of 956	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	722 of 897	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.5	705 of 891	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	653 of 839	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	595 of 780	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.6	568 of 740	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	546 of 736	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	512 of 675	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.9	454 of 602	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	493 of 593	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Biology 189%+15 vs state

Algebra 175%+12 vs state

Civics58%-19 vs state

Math35%-24 vs state

English Language Arts32%-29 vs state

Science23%-29 vs state

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by a student
Friday, August 21, 2009

J.E.B IS THE BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL EVER IT HELP KIDS OUT THE STREETS TO FIND SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND IT HELP THEM TO GET IN THERE RIGHT GRADE IF THEY HAVE BEEN HELD BACK OR SOMETHING. THE TEACHERS MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TRACK WITH WHATEVER WE NEED HELP WITH. WE HAVE GOOD LUCHES AND WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD PRINCLPE, HE IS VERY HELPFUL HE DONT JUST YELL AT US WHEN WE DO SOMETHING BAD HE TRY AND HELP US DO BETTER THEN WHAT WE BEEN DOING. AND HE STAY ON US TO MAKE SURE WE DOING BETTER. HE IS THE BEST NEW PRINCLPE EVER AND I LOVE THE WHOLE STAFF AT J.E.B THEY ARE THE BEST SO THATS MY RESON WHY J.E.B IS THE BEST SCHOOL TO GO TO

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside Middle School	Public	6-8	4815 Wesconnett Blvd	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 573-1000	893	40	22.3	62.6%	126 (14.1%)	493 (55.2%)	192 (21.5%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	60 (6.7%)	12.7	1104^th of 1216 public middle schools	9.2%		12.7	1089^th of 1205 public middle schools	9.6%	15	31.0	33.0	33.0	35.0	39.0	30.0	23.0	75.0		89.0	58.0	$9,169	$1,175	$7,994
Lake Shore Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2519 Bayview Rd	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 381-7440	748	44	17.0	67.9%	109 (14.6%)	489 (65.4%)	103 (13.8%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.7%)	16.3	1072^nd of 1216 public middle schools	11.8%		18.9	1026^th of 1205 public middle schools	14.9%	46	34.0	27.0	39.0	40.0	26.0	50.0	28.0	81.0			62.0	$12,467	$1,785	$10,684
School Of Success Academy-Sos	Public, Charter	6-8	6974 Wilson Blvd	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 573-0880	145	11	13.1	73.1%	7 (4.8%)	96 (66.2%)	24 (16.6%)	12 (8.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	26.4	967^th of 1216 public middle schools	20.5%		13.1	1081^st of 1205 public middle schools	10.3%	114	46.0	49.0	43.0	27.0	29.0	52.0	39.0	92.0			68.0	$11,744	$971	$10,773
Joseph Stilwell Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7840 Burma Rd	Jacksonville	32221	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 693-7523	489	31	15.7	57.9%	130 (26.6%)	210 (42.9%)	113 (23.1%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	21.4	1023^rd of 1216 public middle schools	15.9%		22.7	966^th of 1205 public middle schools	19.8%	57	38.0	39.0	42.0	45.0	15.0	59.0	20.0	94.0		86.0	63.0	$13,669	$1,967	$11,702
Orange Park Junior High School	Public	7-8	1500 Gano Ave	Orange Park	32073	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	No	(904) 336-5975	832	43	19.3	66.8%	278 (33.4%)	252 (30.3%)	206 (24.8%)	20 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	70 (8.4%)	43.6	719^th of 1216 public middle schools	40.9%		44.3	677^th of 1205 public middle schools	43.8%	42		53.0	46.0		40.0	65.0	50.0	91.0	95.0		74.0	$9,798	$767	$9,030
James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3276 Norman E Thagard Blvd	Jacksonville	32254	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 693-7600	980	43	22.7	23.6%	290 (29.6%)	400 (40.8%)	93 (9.5%)	132 (13.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.1%)	91.4	54^th of 1216 public middle schools	95.6%		88.8	91^st of 1205 public middle schools	92.4%	37	86.0	90.0	89.0	88.0		89.0	89.0	89.0	98.0	91.0	97.0	$8,163	$581	$7,582
Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development S	Public, Magnet	6-8	1819 Thacker Ave	Jacksonville	32207	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 346-5650	895	39	22.9	14.4%	407 (45.5%)	103 (11.5%)	96 (10.7%)	234 (26.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.4%)	92.4	41^st of 1216 public middle schools	96.6%		89.1	89^th of 1205 public middle schools	92.6%	48	88.0	90.0	89.0	93.0		87.0	82.0	91.0	100.0	100.0	96.0	$7,711	$212	$7,499
Alfred I. Dupont Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2710 Dupont Ave	Jacksonville	32217	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 739-5200	579	33	17.5	50.9%	98 (16.9%)	200 (34.5%)	215 (37.1%)	39 (6.7%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	10.5	1114^th of 1216 public middle schools	8.4%		11.5	1099^th of 1205 public middle schools	8.8%	15	25.0	29.0	33.0	25.0	38.0	32.0	19.0	70.0		81.0	45.0	$11,179	$1,599	$9,579
Young Mens/Womens Leadership Academy At Eugene J Butler	Public, Magnet	6-8	900 Acorn St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6900	281	15	18.7	71.2%	17 (6.0%)	236 (84.0%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	15.3	1086^th of 1216 public middle schools	10.7%		13.6	1077^th of 1205 public middle schools	10.6%	9	28.0	30.0	39.0	36.0	23.0	36.0	39.0	94.0			59.0	$13,962	$1,472	$12,491
Lavilla School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 N Davis St	Jacksonville	32202	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 633-6069	972	49	19.8	24.9%	409 (42.1%)	354 (36.4%)	113 (11.6%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	68 (7.0%)	75.6	255^th of 1216 public middle schools	79.0%		72.4	298^th of 1205 public middle schools	75.3%	43	76.0	82.0	85.0	55.0	77.0	44.0	68.0	89.0	97.0	99.0	87.0	$9,692	$1,043	$8,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Middle School

What district is Westside Middle School in?

Duval

What is the racial makeup of Westside Middle School?

Students at Westside Middle School are 55% African American, 22% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Westside Middle School a good school?

Westside Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Florida middle schools.

How many students attend Westside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Westside Middle School.

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