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West Side Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

4098^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

West Side Elementary in Jacksonville, TX, serves 381 students in grades PK-4 within the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 13th percentile statewide. The school itself currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 12th percentile, a dramatic fall from its 5-star, 90th-percentile performance a decade ago. Over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, the highest poverty rate among nearby schools, which provides critical context for understanding its academic challenges.

West Side consistently scores below district and state averages in core subjects. For example, only 20% of 3rd graders were proficient in Math, compared to 44.3% statewide, and just 31.9% of 4th graders were proficient in Reading, versus 53% statewide. The school also struggles with Spanish-language instruction, with 0% of 4th graders proficient on the STAAR Spanish Reading test. However, there is a notable bright spot: Special Education students ranked in the 54th percentile statewide, earning 3 stars, a significant improvement from the previous year. In contrast, the Gifted and Talented subgroup ranked in the 3rd percentile, suggesting advanced learners may not be receiving adequate enrichment.

The most telling comparison is with Joe Wright Elementary, just 1.74 miles away, which serves a similarly high-poverty population (94.5% free/reduced lunch) but outperforms West Side in nearly every metric and has an improving trajectory (49th percentile). This suggests that West Side's challenges are not solely due to poverty but may involve school-specific factors like leadership or instructional quality. Meanwhile, Bullard Elementary in the neighboring Bullard Independent School District (Isd) (91st percentile district) achieves 73-76% proficiency with only 29.6% poverty, highlighting the powerful correlation between socioeconomic status and outcomes. Notably, West Side's per-student spending ($10,869) is competitive with peers, indicating that funding alone is not the issue.

381

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,139

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1105 College Ave
Jacksonville, TX 75766-2199

(903) 586-5165

District: Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Side Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Middle
	Nichols Intermediate
High:	Jacksonville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

White:

21.3%

African American:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 78 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Texas avg49%

4,098^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 79 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

826^th of 947Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	4098 of 4643	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	3365 of 4651	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3591 of 4710	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3371 of 4647	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3283 of 4581	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	2413 of 4578	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3394 of 4479	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2580 of 4359	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.7	1679 of 4329	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	86.2	415 of 4286	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	85.2	445 of 4320	89.7%	★★★★☆
2014	90.7	164 of 4260	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.9	179 of 4221	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	125 of 4206	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	210 of 4095	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	68 of 3937	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	84.0	270 of 3884	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	78.0	584 of 3768	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	564 of 3724	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	921 of 3476	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	53.9	1827 of 3475	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.6	3068 of 3465	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	2346 of 2414	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	971 of 1905	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2381 of 2443	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1439 of 2443	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	987 of 2421	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	966 of 2444	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	1443 of 2515	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.5	1924 of 4461	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	1035 of 4331	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	2285 of 4295	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	1776 of 4240	58.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2559 of 2918	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	3236 of 3668	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	2472 of 3556	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	2969 of 3487	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	78.6	372 of 3446	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	2073 of 3333	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1477 of 3226	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	3912 of 4588	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	2697 of 3744	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	3780 of 4658	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3890 of 4588	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3820 of 4561	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	2286 of 4499	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3074 of 4348	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2506 of 4306	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	2983 of 3080	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	2337 of 2958	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	1776 of 3006	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	1718 of 3184	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	3612 of 4425	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	2644 of 3644	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	3593 of 4465	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3162 of 4401	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3279 of 4376	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.4	1434 of 4329	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	2932 of 4188	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	2092 of 4168	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3607 of 4535	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	2273 of 3705	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3217 of 4594	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3175 of 4521	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2545 of 4477	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	1842 of 4451	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	2873 of 4309	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	1898 of 4264	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	4092 of 4597	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	3027 of 3739	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	3863 of 4647	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2628 of 4585	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2690 of 4563	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	2509 of 4498	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	3575 of 4357	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	2547 of 4319	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	1992 of 4308	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	20.4	3193 of 3549	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	3614 of 4292	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	4072 of 4086	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2002 of 3952	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.7	814 of 3799	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	1702 of 3684	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	1532 of 3558	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	2704 of 3015	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	2294 of 2612	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	2436 of 3108	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2687 of 3106	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	2512 of 3082	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	2668 of 3082	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2594 of 3142	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	2183 of 3127	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)57th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1105 College Ave	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5165	381	23	16.4	96.3%	81 (21.3%)	60 (15.7%)	221 (58.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	19.3	4098^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.7%		31	3365^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.6%	733	10.5	0.0			38.6	31.9			20.0	36.2			$9,139
East Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	711 Ft Worth St	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5146	623	38	16.2	80.9%	215 (34.5%)	115 (18.5%)	248 (39.8%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	21.2	3998^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.9%		29.6	3464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.5%	534		0.0			26.4	46.0			17.8	37.1			$9,084
Joe Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1055 N Pineda St	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-5286	526	35	14.9	94.5%	97 (18.4%)	111 (21.1%)	301 (57.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	45.3	2372^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	48.9%		56.9	1726^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.9%	646	42.9	42.9			43.6	49.4			39.8	47.6			$10,450
Fred Douglass	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 E Pine	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-6519	577	35	16.3	92.9%	142 (24.6%)	69 (12.0%)	319 (55.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	16.3	4240^th of 4643 public elementary schools	8.7%		30.9	3371^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.5%	869	18.8	18.5		14.3	33.8	27.2			27.5	29.7			$9,388
Bullard Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	318 Schoolhouse Rd	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-6389	249	19	13.1	39.8%	209 (83.9%)	10 (4.0%)	21 (8.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)													$9,747
Bullard Elementary	Public	3-4	2008 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2930	423	30	13.9	29.6%	344 (81.3%)	15 (3.5%)	54 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	80.8	731^st of 4643 public elementary schools	84.3%		86.9	497^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.3%	234					55.4	73.4			54.0	75.3			$8,299
Bullard Pri	Public	1-2	2016 Panther Crossing	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-2890	409	29	14.3	25.4%	340 (83.1%)	10 (2.4%)	46 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)													$7,817
Rusk Elementary	Public	2-3	300 N Henderson St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-2595	298	24	12.3	64.1%	192 (64.4%)	41 (13.8%)	44 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)								(n/a)					71.7				60.3				$12,058
Neches Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3055 Fm 2574	Palestine	75779	Anderson County	Neches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 584-3401	195	18	10.6	55.4%	144 (73.8%)	12 (6.2%)	31 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	49.8	2133^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	54.1%		55.9	1784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	349					68.2	40.9	70.6	45.5	45.5	27.3	44.1	31.8	$9,645
Rusk Intermediate	Public	4-5	1143 Loop 343 W	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-1726	301	23	13.0	63.8%	187 (62.1%)	29 (9.6%)	67 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	47.3	2259^th of 4643 public elementary schools	51.3%		53.4	1943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%	316						49.4	56.4			40.0	50.6		$12,799

Frequently Asked Questions about West Side Elementary

Is West Side Elementary a good school?

West Side Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Side Elementary?

Students at West Side Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 21% White, 16% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is West Side Elementary in?

Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend West Side Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended West Side Elementary.

What schools do graduates of West Side Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Side Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jacksonville Middle
Middle : Nichols Intermediate
High : Jacksonville High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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