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Westside Elementary School

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Westside Elementary School ranks 107 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Norfolk, Nebraska, with 193 students. Despite being part of the Norfolk Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 115 districts in the state, Westside Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of Nebraska in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates for 3rd and 4th grade students.

Westside Elementary's strong academic performance is particularly notable for its Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% in 2020-2021 to 19.3% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Westside Elementary spends significantly more per student ($18,967 in 2023-2024) compared to the district average ($12,158-$15,774) and the state average, raising questions about the efficiency and sustainability of the school's funding model.

Interestingly, Bel Air Elementary, located just over a mile from Westside, has also consistently performed well, ranking among the top 25% of Nebraska elementary schools in recent years. However, Westside Elementary has a much higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (75.65% free/reduced lunch recipients in 2023-2024) compared to Bel Air Elementary (28.7%) and Lincoln Elementary (28.7%), yet it continues to excel academically, particularly for its low-income students.

194

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,967

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1703 Philip Ave
Norfolk, NE 68701

(402) 644-2561

District: Norfolk Public Schools

Students who attend Westside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Norfolk Junior High School
	Norfolk Middle School
High:	Norfolk Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.8%

White:

43.3%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (71% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Nebraska median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg58%

Nebraska avg58%

107^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Norfolk Public Schools

88^th of 118Norfolk Public Schools among Nebraska 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	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	107 of 294	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	109 of 428	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	204 of 459	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	157 of 457	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.5	50 of 442	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	227 of 452	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	175 of 450	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	25.5	376 of 459	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.1	289 of 480	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.2	207 of 488	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.9	321 of 483	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	307 of 485	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	250 of 480	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.0	324 of 473	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	323 of 502	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	71.4	49 of 471	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	68.2	98 of 478	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	65 of 430	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	64.0	149 of 418	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	59.8	137 of 349	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	71 of 337	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	17 of 318	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	33.5	252 of 349	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.5	145 of 341	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	80.0	6 of 108	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	1 of 68	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	61.3	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	82.0	32 of 312	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	45 of 259	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	96.2	2 of 264	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	60.4	119 of 298	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.6	40 of 281	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	258 of 366	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	122 of 356	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	99 of 328	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	136 of 367	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	126 of 347	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	45.2	219 of 385	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.7	79 of 388	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	215 of 391	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.2	90 of 391	77.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)94th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)90th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2023)61st percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2023)30th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+24 vs state

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (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	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	194	18	11.0	68.0%	84 (43.3%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (43.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	63.7	107^th of 294 public elementary schools	63.6%		72.1	109^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.5%	2	64.9	55.6			60.3	83.8	80.6		82.2	$18,967	$1,309	$15,536
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	194	14	13.7	73.2%	80 (41.2%)	3 (1.5%)	95 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	46.2	174^th of 294 public elementary schools	40.8%		53.7	237^th of 428 public elementary schools	44.6%	63	61.0	70.2			65.9	61.0	66.0		63.6	$14,538	$963	$11,866
Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 N 18th St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2539	333	22	15.2	30.3%	250 (75.1%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	57.9	127^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.8%		80.6	69^th of 428 public elementary schools	83.9%	58	74.2	56.0			64.2	79.0	69.3		73.7	$14,186	$191	$12,617
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	220	11	19.1	26.4%	189 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	75.5	69^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.5%		59.1	207^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.6%	138	75.0	73.8			74.4	75.0			65.1	$13,265	$187	$11,180
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 S 2nd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2557	227	15	14.8	69.6%	76 (33.5%)	8 (3.5%)	126 (55.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	27	233^rd of 294 public elementary schools	20.7%		58.8	210^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.9%	23	51.0	59.2			55.1	46.9	67.4		57.1	$13,863	$821	$11,393
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	406 Cottonwood St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2546	256	17	14.9	66.4%	139 (54.3%)	3 (1.2%)	81 (31.6%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	47.6	165^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.9%		41.1	285^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.4%	120	67.4	63.3			65.3	73.9	55.1		64.2	$12,158	$687	$9,977
Woodland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Meadow Ln	Norfolk	68701	Stanton County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2565	182	17	10.5	46.7%	145 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								(n/a)	51.3				57.5	61.5			68.5	$15,774	$750	$13,093
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 S 4th	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 675-8085	292	20	14.6	21.2%	272 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	86	27^th of 294 public elementary schools	90.8%		76.9	88^th of 428 public elementary schools	79.4%	61	86.5	86.5	65.7	81.3	80.1	86.5		82.9	80.9	$13,527	$751	$11,703
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 Fir St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 439-2639	195	20	9.7	40.0%	161 (82.6%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	75.6	68^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.9%		58.9	208^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.4%	140	80.0		69.2		72.2	76.0			55.7	$19,482	$1,013	$17,273
Pierce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 N 7th	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 329-4302	338	25	13.5	23.4%	313 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	73.2	75^th of 294 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.5	133^rd of 428 public elementary schools	68.9%	58	78.0	69.8	66.7	66.7	70.4	74.0	86.1	84.6	80.4	$15,034	$824	$12,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Westside Elementary School?

Students at Westside Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 43% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American.

Is Westside Elementary School a good school?

Westside Elementary School ranks 107^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Westside Elementary School in?

Norfolk Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Westside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Norfolk Junior High School
Middle : Norfolk Middle School
High : Norfolk Senior High School

How many students attend Westside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Westside Elementary School.

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