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Westside High School

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Westside High School ranks 98 th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 33% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Westside High School is a public high school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 2,138 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Westside Community Schools district, which is ranked 65 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westside High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Nebraska high schools over the past 10 years, with its SchoolDigger rating fluctuating between 2 and 4 stars. The school performs relatively well for female students, but its performance for male students has been more inconsistent. The school's performance for different racial and ethnic student subgroups also varies, with some groups ranking in the top half of Nebraska high schools and others in the bottom half. Westside High School's graduation rates have been relatively high, ranging from 87.9% to 93.6% in recent years, but the school has experienced fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 23.4%.

Academically, Westside High School's performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, is generally above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, but the school's performance is lower than the state average in some years, particularly in Mathematics. Compared to nearby schools like Benson High School, Burke High School, and Ralston High School, Westside High School's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are in the middle range.

2,145

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,737

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8701 Pacific Street
Omaha, NE 68114-5200

(402) 343-2600

District: Westside Community Schools

Feeder schools for Westside High School:

Elementary:	Carl A Swanson Elementary School
	Hillside Elementary School
	Loveland Elementary School
	Oakdale Elementary School
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	Paddock Road Elementary School
	Prairie Lane Elementary School
	Rockbrook Elementary School
	Sunset Hills Elementary School
	Westbrook Elementary School
	Westgate Elementary School
Middle:	Westside Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Hispanic:

12.6%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 55 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Nebraska avg44%

98^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 56 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 118Westside Community 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	41.6	98 of 146	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	88 of 168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	98 of 215	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	95 of 202	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	75 of 209	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	83 of 217	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	70 of 219	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	70 of 219	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.8	63 of 246	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	28 of 242	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	67.9	83 of 247	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.9	36 of 247	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	65.6	76 of 245	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	83.9	24 of 252	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	55.6	122 of 249	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	27.8	218 of 251	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.6	174 of 252	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.8	109 of 247	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.5	134 of 249	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	86.3	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	41 of 93	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	57 of 136	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	69 of 132	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	54 of 138	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	66 of 142	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	42 of 144	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.9	6 of 41	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	56.9	13 of 41	68.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	29 of 62	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	55 of 89	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	56 of 74	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	48 of 83	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	67 of 82	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	30 of 79	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	50 of 93	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	79 of 135	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	63 of 135	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	50 of 130	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	56 of 140	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	59 of 138	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	37.8	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	35.2	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	45 of 125	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	73 of 206	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	76 of 196	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	54 of 200	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	62 of 207	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	48 of 205	76.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)61st percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2023)40th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2024)36th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)27th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+8 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

Mathematics44%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Monday, December 17, 2012

I am an alumna of Westide High School and attended many years ago. At that time, the teachers and staff gave most of their time and attention to students who were either of rich parents, or extremely smart/talented. Since I did not have rich parents and did not do extremely well in sports, music, drama, or class, I did not receive the instruction to which I should have been given access. I saw my high school counselor, Mr. Cunningham, two times; once my sophomore year for orientation, the second my senior year for college counseling. According to my great niece, who now attends WHS, I am sad to hear only the staff has changed, not the attitudes or teaching style. Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, July 31, 2011

A fantastic school with great teachers, who really care about their students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT 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	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside High School	Public	9-12	8701 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 343-2600	2,145	134	16.0	35.9%	1,405 (65.5%)	241 (11.2%)	270 (12.6%)	56 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	168 (7.8%)	41.6	98^th of 146 public high schools	32.9%		52	88^th of 168 public high schools	47.6%	10	50.8	44.4	48.8	$15,737	$257	$13,409
Transition Program At Unmc Nebraska Medicine	Public	12	Munroe Meyer Building; 444 S 4	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-9490	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westside High School West Campus	Public	9-12	3504 S 108th Street	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-8214	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Burke High School	Public	9-12	12200 Burke Blvd	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2580	1,693	86	19.8		559 (33.0%)	503 (29.7%)	376 (22.2%)	100 (5.9%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	143 (8.4%)	3.1	138^th of 146 public high schools	5.5%		4.5	160^th of 168 public high schools	4.8%	22	21.5	17.9	27.2	$18,867	$2,805	$14,030
Ralston High School	Public	9-12	8969 Park Dr	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-7373	1,024	61	16.6	52.8%	432 (42.2%)	60 (5.9%)	457 (44.6%)	15 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.0%)	8	133^rd of 146 public high schools	8.9%		10	156^th of 168 public high schools	7.1%	23	33.8	21.2	28.8	$14,812	$310	$12,743
Buena Vista High School	Public	9-12	5616 L Street	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-2900	1,494	77	19.5		215 (14.4%)	187 (12.5%)	1,015 (67.9%)	15 (1.0%)	17 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	0.6	146^th of 146 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	11.1	7.3	16.7	$19,191	$3,108	$13,638
Transition Program South	Public	12	4875 F Street	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2970	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Benson High School	Public	9-12	5120 Maple St	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2520	1,488	81	18.4		206 (13.8%)	461 (31.0%)	320 (21.5%)	407 (27.4%)	17 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.2%)	0.8	142^nd of 146 public high schools	2.7%		0.5	168^th of 168 public high schools	0.0%	26	14.2	9.1	17.8	$21,239	$3,310	$13,666
Douglas County Youth Center	Public	7-12	1301 S 41st Street	Omaha	68105	Douglas County	Douglas County Youth Center	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 444-4767	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Parrish Program	Public	7-12	4315 Cuming St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2860	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside High School

What is the racial makeup of Westside High School?

Students at Westside High School are 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Westside High School in?

Westside Community Schools

How many students attend Westside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,145 students attended Westside High School.

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Is Westside High School a good school?

Westside High School ranks 98^th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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