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Westside Elementary School

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Westside Elementary School ranks 351 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cynthiana, Kentucky, serving 359 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Harrison County School District, which is ranked 129 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westside Elementary consistently outperforms the Harrison County and Kentucky state averages in academic subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Writing. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 59% of 3rd-grade students at Westside were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42% for Harrison County and 43% for the state. The school also performs well in Reading, with 54% of 3rd-graders proficient or better, versus 39% for the district and 47% for the state. However, the school's special education and low-income students tend to perform below state averages in these subgroups.

While Westside Elementary outperforms other schools in the Harrison County district, including Eastside, Northside, and Southside Elementary Schools, its performance is still below that of some higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Eastern and Northern Elementary Schools in the Scott County district. Additionally, Westside has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.1% in 2022-2023 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which may impact student learning and outcomes.

360

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,201

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1585 KY Hwy 356
Cynthiana, KY 41031-4103

(859) 234-7115

District: Harrison County

Students who attend Westside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harrison County Middle School
High:	Harrison County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Harrison County

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

Kentucky avg44%

351^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Harrison County

129^th of 157Harrison County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	351 of 685	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	390 of 685	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	340 of 687	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	344 of 684	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.2	439 of 517	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	405 of 700	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	233 of 691	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	413 of 694	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	391 of 690	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	414 of 698	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.7	247 of 705	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.3	388 of 719	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	299 of 713	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	211 of 688	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.9	340 of 683	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	232 of 658	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.2	422 of 651	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.8	403 of 638	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	57.4	157 of 474	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	260 of 648	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	402 of 644	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	385 of 639	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	531 of 641	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	357 of 671	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	220 of 663	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	396 of 672	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	287 of 665	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	414 of 670	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	263 of 667	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	266 of 664	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	131 of 631	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	332 of 653	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	316 of 652	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	322 of 652	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	185 of 657	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	433 of 676	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	270 of 665	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	234 of 306	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	220 of 279	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	396 of 661	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	355 of 659	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	416 of 659	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	367 of 658	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	456 of 656	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	438 of 592	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.2	237 of 593	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)67th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+6 vs state

Reading49%~ state avg

Writing38%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics38%-9 vs state

Social Studies23%-15 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The school is certainly a small town school, but the principal knows the students by name and speaks to each one directly as they enter the school (or at least tries to), so does the janitor for that matter. My children went here until we moved to Florence, Ky, which was a bit of a culture shock for us. The schools in the district provide school supplies and have since my 12 year old started Kindergarten there. These teachers CARE. They all try so very hard. As this is a poorer area, you have some parents who are uneducated themselves and don't value their child's education enough to help them learn at home. My son was always motivated here and was basically a straight A student (maybe 4 b's in 5 years). I would recommend this school to anyone. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1585 KY Hwy 356	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7115	360	21	17.0	56.1%	318 (88.3%)	7 (1.9%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	47.9	351^st of 685 public elementary schools	48.8%		43.2	390^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.1%	39	59.0	52.0	38.0		54.0	58.0	34.0			38.0	23.0	38.0	$14,201	$1,522	$248	$1,770	$9,787	$1,907	$11,694
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7120	409	22	18.4	55.5%	352 (86.1%)	8 (2.0%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	39.9	434^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.6%		44.6	373^rd of 685 public elementary schools	45.5%	61	47.0	48.0	41.0		40.0	44.0	46.0		28.0	37.0	39.0	27.0	$12,742	$1,235	$290	$1,525	$9,786	$1,943	$10,494
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1226 US Hwy 62 E	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7121	399	24	16.5	53.1%	372 (93.2%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	22.6	554^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.1%		31.4	489^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.6%	65	29.0	18.0	39.0		29.0	35.0	34.0		18.0		41.0	38.0	$13,959	$1,082	$241	$1,323	$9,759	$2,130	$11,889
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 US Hwy 27 N	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7114	292	18	16.1	61.6%	255 (87.3%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	40	431^st of 685 public elementary schools	37.1%		35.9	453^rd of 685 public elementary schools	33.9%	22	29.0	60.0	45.0		31.0	40.0	50.0		23.0	18.0	40.0	60.0	$15,258	$1,664	$259	$1,923	$10,204	$2,351	$12,554
Cane Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8000 Bypass Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2106	453	32	14.3	56.1%	367 (81.0%)	4 (0.9%)	59 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	19.3	575^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.1%		35.8	454^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.7%	121	23.0		26.0		34.0	44.0	32.0			23.0	29.0	27.0	$18,670	$2,315	$394	$2,710	$11,147	$2,316	$13,463
Paris Elementary School	Public	K-5	1481 S Main St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2166	346	19	18.2	74.3%	185 (53.5%)	65 (18.8%)	53 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	12.2	626^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.6%		16.8	588^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.2%	38	34.0	38.0	18.0		26.0	25.0	24.0			6.0	22.0	15.0	$15,870	$1,958	$425	$2,383	$9,239	$2,410	$11,648
Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3407 Newtown Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-0275	535	33	16.0		453 (84.7%)	11 (2.1%)	34 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.0%)	66.3	205^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.1%		69.9	166^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.8%	39	53.0	42.0	58.0		61.0	57.0	65.0		44.0	55.0	41.0	40.0	$20,907	$519	$276	$795	$9,330	$1,702	$11,826
Northern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Cincinnati Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	414	29	14.1	58.0%	350 (84.5%)	10 (2.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	54.7	298^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.5%		66.5	199^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.9%	99	35.0	59.0	44.0		40.0	58.0	61.0		44.0	36.0	39.0	47.0	$22,665	$625	$314	$939	$10,695	$1,941	$13,574
Bourbon Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Bethlehem Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2195	459	32	14.5	68.0%	336 (73.2%)	23 (5.0%)	77 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	26.5	523^rd of 685 public elementary schools	23.6%		23.8	545^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.4%	22	30.0	28.0	27.0		39.0	41.0	37.0		27.0	40.0	31.0	37.0	$18,131	$2,088	$410	$2,497	$10,742	$2,279	$13,021
Nicholas County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	133 School Drive	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 289-3785	645	36	17.6	66.2%	596 (92.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	18.5	581^st of 685 public elementary schools	15.2%		15.9	596^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.0%	15	34.0	24.0	21.0	39.0	30.0	33.0	21.0	49.0	24.0		17.0	35.0	$26,660	$3,558	$661	$4,219	$15,236	$1,821	$22,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary School

How many students attend Westside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Westside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Westside Elementary School?

Students at Westside Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Westside Elementary School a good school?

Westside Elementary School ranks 351^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Westside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Westside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harrison County Middle School
High : Harrison County High School

What district is Westside Elementary School in?

Harrison County

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