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Best Public Schools in Westside, IA

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249

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Top rankedWestside Junior-Senior High School34^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The city of Westside, Iowa is home to two exceptional public schools: Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School and Westside Junior-Senior High School. Both schools are part of the highly-ranked Ar-We-Va Community School District and consistently outperform state averages on academic measures.

Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School is a standout elementary school, ranking in the top 25% of Iowa schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts high test scores, with students performing significantly above the state average in core subjects. Despite serving a diverse student population with 45.52% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Ar-We-Va Elementary maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%.

At the secondary level, Westside Junior-Senior High School is also a top performer, ranking in the top 10% of Iowa high schools and earning a 5-star rating. The school's students achieve exceptional results on ISASP tests, with 100% proficiency in English Language Arts and high proficiency in Mathematics and Science. Westside Junior-Senior High also boasts an impressive 88.3% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)								ISASP Mathematics (2025)								ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	108 Clinton St	Westside	51467	Crawford County	Ar-We-Va Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 663-4311	108	6	18.0	50.9%	82 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	79.8	34^th of 340 public high schools	90.0%		85.7	14^th of 338 public high schools	95.9%	20				82.4	100.0	84.2	100.0	100.0				88.2	92.3	57.9	91.7	88.9		92.3	100.0	$20,284	$449	$19,835
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Clinton Street	Westside	51467	Crawford County	Ar-We-Va Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 663-4311	141	9	14.8	48.2%	130 (92.2%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	74.5	123^rd of 576 public elementary schools	78.6%		83.8	46^th of 557 public elementary schools	91.7%	77	71.4	82.4	78.3						90.5	76.5	82.6						87.0			$16,023	$634	$15,389

Cities Near Westside

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manning	12.03 mi	2	81^st
Carroll	12.1 mi	4	278^th
Denison	13.03 mi	4	230^th
Lake View	16.47 mi	1	287^th
Schleswig	17.89 mi	2	273^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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