Elementary school (grades K-5) · Five Points, CA

Westside Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Westside Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 18/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 064221006920
0/100100/10018/100
👥 S:T ratio
23
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
2
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Westside Elementary earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 71% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

18
Resource Index · Lower
19.3:1
small classes for California
98.5%
free-lunch eligible
135
students enrolled

Westside Elementary has class sizes smaller than 71% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 064221006920 · Five Points, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

135 enr · 19.3:1 · 98.5% lunch · RII 18

Nearest enrollment peer: Sheridan Elem School (135 students)

Westside Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Westside Elementary compares

Westside Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.3:1 ▼ 10% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 98.5% ▲ 77% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 135 top 87% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19.3:1
Leaner classes than 19% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
135
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
98.5%
free-lunch eligible - 77% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19.3:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 29% in California - lower ratio than 71% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
39.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$38,706
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 97.8%
White 1.5%
Two or More 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 97.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.3, Westside Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Westside Elementary, which includes Westside Elementary.

$38,706
Per student
+107%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+119%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 25.7%
State 58.8%
Federal 15.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Westside Elementary

How many students attend Westside Elementary?

Westside Elementary has 135 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Five Points, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Westside Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Westside Elementary is 19.3:1, which is 10% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 23% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Westside Elementary?

98.5% of students at Westside Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Westside Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Westside Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 97.8% of enrollment, in Five Points, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Westside Elementary?

Westside Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 18/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Westside Elementary?

None reported; Westside Elementary operates only Westside Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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