Westside Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Quantico, Maryland

Westside Primary in Quantico, Maryland enrolled 201 students in 2024-25 with 13.0 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

192 students in 2022-23, 169 students in 2023-24, 201 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 13.0.

Students enrolled at Westside Primary by school year2022-23: 192, 2023-24: 169, 2024-25: 20101002003002022-231922023-241692024-25201
Students enrolled at Westside Primary by school year2022-23: 192, 2023-24: 169, 2024-25: 20101002003002022-231922023-241692024-25201
Students enrolled at Westside Primary by school year2022-23: 192, 2023-24: 169, 2024-25: 20101002003002022-231922023-241692024-25201
Students enrolled at Westside Primary by school year2022-23: 192, 2023-24: 169, 2024-25: 20101002003002022-231922023-241692024-25201
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319215.012.8
2023-2416915.011.3
2024-2520113.015.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools

Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Westside Primary 15.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWestside Primary 15.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Westside Primary 15.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWestside Primary 15.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Westside Primary 15.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWestside Primary 15.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; Westside Primary 15.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherWestside Primary 15.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

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 149 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Westside Primary enrolled 149 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 149 of the 149 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.7% of students were White, 13.4% Black, 12.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White60.7%
  2. Black13.4%
  3. Hispanic12.4%
  4. Two or more races10.9%
  5. Asian2.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

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.

What to look at next about Westside Primary

  1. Westside IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 4.4 miles away: 342 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  2. Pemberton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.4 miles away: 506 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  3. Compare Westside Primary with Westside IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wicomico County Public Schools spends per student$18,486 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,486
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandWestside Primary is the number 846 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#846 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.15.5:1
  7. 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 Westside Primary

  1. How many students attend Westside Primary?
    201 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 192 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Quantico, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Westside Primary?
    15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Westside Primary a Title I school?
    Westside Primary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Westside Primary in?
    Wicomico County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240069001318 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.

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