West Side Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Sidney, Montana
West Side Elementary in Sidney, Montana enrolled 288 students in 2024-25 with 22.7 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
321 students in 2022-23, 311 students in 2023-24, 288 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.5 to 22.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 321 | 21.5 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 21.7 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 288 | 22.7 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Montana elementary schools
Among the 407 Montana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 335 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Side Elementary enrolled 335 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 335 of the 335 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.5% of students were White, 6.3% Hispanic, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White86.5%
- Hispanic6.3%
- Two or more races3.8%
- American Indian1.7%
- Black1.0%
- Asian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Sidney
4 public elementary schools in Sidney report 2024-25 enrollment; West Side Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Elementary | 288 | 12.7 | 35.8% |
| Central Elementary | 272 | 13.8 | 36.8% |
| Rau School | 70 | 10.0 | 31.4% |
| Brorson School | 5 | 4.2 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Side Elementary
- Central ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 272 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Rau SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 70 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Compare West Side Elementary with Central ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sidney Elementary spends per student$12,008 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,008
- The largest public schools in MontanaWest Side Elementary is the number 95 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#95 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.12.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Side Elementary
How many students attend West Side Elementary?
288 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 321 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sidney, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Side Elementary?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Side Elementary a Title I school?
West Side Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Side Elementary in?
Sidney Elementary, NCES district ID 3024200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 302420001110 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.