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Westside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary in Pittsburg, KS, is a PK-5 school serving 498 students in the Pittsburg district, where 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for four consecutive years, a steep decline from its 3-star rating a decade ago. While Westside spends the most per student ($15,209) among its in-district peers, it also has the highest student-to-teacher ratio (20.1:1), which is notably higher than nearby schools like Geo E Nettels Elementary and Lakeside Elementary, both of which have ratios around 12.5:1 to 13:1.

Academically, Westside lags behind its neighbors in key areas. In math, only 24.8% of students are proficient, compared to 36.7% district-wide and 38.7% statewide, making it the lowest math proficiency rate among comparable schools in the region. Science scores have taken a puzzling nosedive, dropping from 45.4% proficiency in 2023-2024 to just 18.4% in 2024-2025—a stark contrast to nearby R V Haderlein Elementary and Lakeside Elementary, which both boast science proficiency rates above 67%. English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency sits at 37.3%, below the district average of 39.6% and far behind in-district rival Geo E Nettels (57.4%) and Frank Layden Elementary (57.1%).

Despite these struggles, Westside has notable bright spots. Its English Language Learner (ELL) program is a standout, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, and Hispanic students have shown strong upward trends, earning a 3-star rating. Chronic absenteeism, while still the highest among in-district peers at 14.8%, has improved from 17.3% two years ago and is better than the state average of 19.5%. The school’s high spending suggests resources are available, but they have not yet translated into consistent academic success for all students, making it a school with clear strengths in specific areas but significant room for growth overall.

498

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,209

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 West 5th
Pittsburg, KS 66762

(620) 235-3170

District: Pittsburg

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pittsburg Middle School
High:	Pittsburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

30.3%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg39%

Kansas avg42%

540^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Pittsburg

186^th of 264Pittsburg among Kansas 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	540 of 656	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	497 of 653	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	520 of 660	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	517 of 668	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	437 of 670	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	360 of 667	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	308 of 656	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.6	363 of 659	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	386 of 656	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	472 of 678	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	508 of 668	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	591 of 660	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.8	478 of 631	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.8	361 of 630	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	459 of 621	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.6	439 of 614	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.1	312 of 600	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.0	457 of 585	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	60.4	60 of 214	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	21 of 129	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	414 of 591	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	271 of 591	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	188 of 574	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	115 of 262	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	109 of 260	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	86 of 245	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	45 of 254	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	31 of 229	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	52 of 235	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	376 of 533	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	300 of 546	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	317 of 541	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	261 of 512	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	166 of 494	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	113 of 509	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	65 of 512	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	43.1	358 of 605	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	328 of 586	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	283 of 575	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	230 of 313	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	207 of 306	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	105 of 305	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	60 of 214	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	524 of 576	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	477 of 579	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	505 of 584	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	511 of 596	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	499 of 587	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	309 of 592	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	280 of 574	51.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+66 vs school

Disabled (2021)72nd percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+38 vs school

Male (2021)41st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)30th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

Science18%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)							KAP Mathematics (2025)							KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 West 5th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3170	498	25	20.1	70.1%	265 (53.2%)	10 (2.0%)	151 (30.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	48 (9.6%)	21.2	540^th of 656 public elementary schools	17.7%		27.5	497^th of 653 public elementary schools	23.9%	43	37.5	43.2	32.7				37.3	27.6	31.6	16.3				24.8	18.4		18.4	$15,209	$2,002	$13,208
Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-5	709 South College	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3140	406	32	12.5	70.2%	257 (63.3%)	9 (2.2%)	86 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	41 (10.1%)	49.4	338^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.5%		51.8	308^th of 653 public elementary schools	52.8%	30	38.2	36.7	54.5				43.9	33.8	36.7	54.5				42.4	67.5		67.5	$14,068	$1,622	$12,447
Geo E Nettels Elementary	Public	K-5	2012 South Homer	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3160	343	26	13.0	64.1%	209 (60.9%)	16 (4.7%)	47 (13.7%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.5%)	23 (6.7%)	35 (10.2%)	53.1	310^th of 656 public elementary schools	52.7%		55.1	281^st of 653 public elementary schools	57.0%	29	67.9	62.3	37.8				57.4	48.2	44.3	35.6				43.2	35.5		35.5	$14,302	$1,962	$12,340
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1602 East 20th	Pittsburg	66762	Crawford County	Pittsburg	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 235-3130	403	32	12.5	82.1%	194 (48.1%)	16 (4.0%)	132 (32.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	47 (11.7%)	29.7	487^th of 656 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	513^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.4%	26	46.5	37.9	36.7				40.0	33.3	25.4	30.0				29.6	38.8		38.8	$14,108	$1,789	$12,319
Frank Layden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 E Lanyon	Frontenac	66763	Crawford County	Frontenac Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 231-7790	489	35	13.7	43.1%	402 (82.2%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	36 (7.4%)	72.2	153^rd of 656 public elementary schools	76.7%		62.7	213^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.4%	60	58.9	54.9	57.3				57.1	56.2	54.9	62.2				58.0	56.1		56.1	$13,766	$1,585	$12,181
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	303 S Humbert	Weir	66781	Cherokee County	Cherokee	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 396-8211	149	14	10.4	75.8%	129 (86.6%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	43.1	381^st of 656 public elementary schools	41.9%		58.8	255^th of 653 public elementary schools	60.9%	126	57.9	41.7					48.8	36.8	33.3					34.9				$15,594	$1,920	$13,674
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North West Street	Arma	66712	Crawford County	Northeast	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 347-8461	338	32	10.6	74.0%	283 (83.7%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	14.4	584^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.0%		28.1	494^th of 653 public elementary schools	24.3%	90	33.3	21.9	23.1	37.9	36.8	32.5	30.8	22.2	18.8	15.4	20.7	29.7	10.0	19.2	25.6	22.5	24.0	$14,348	$2,659	$11,688
R V Haderlein Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 W. Prairie	Girard	66743	Crawford County	Girard	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 724-4327	527	35	15.0	52.4%	458 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.2%)	60.9	245^th of 656 public elementary schools	62.7%		80	107^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.6%	138	40.0	69.2	49.4				53.0	28.0	60.3	52.5				47.2	67.1		67.1	$13,957	$3,503	$10,454
Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	724 E Garfield Street	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 429-3905	208	13	15.8	59.1%	159 (76.4%)	5 (2.4%)	20 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)								(n/a)																		$12,655	$2,838	$9,817
Central Elementary	Public	2-6	810 S High School Avenue	Columbus	66725	Cherokee County	Columbus	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 429-3943	348	27	13.0	64.4%	293 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	38.4				43	392^nd of 653 public elementary schools	40.0%	(n/a)	49.3	37.7	40.8	27.1			39.4	41.1	45.9	45.1	27.1			40.1	42.2		42.2	$15,360	$3,220	$12,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westside Elementary?

Students at Westside Elementary are 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Westside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pittsburg Middle School
High : Pittsburg High

Is Westside Elementary a good school?

Westside Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Westside Elementary in?

Pittsburg

How many students attend Westside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Westside Elementary.

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