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Westside Community Schools

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Westside Community Schools is located in east Nebraska. Westside Community Schools has 11.41 square miles of land area and 0.05 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Westside Community Schools population is 31,522. Westside Community Schools median household income is $59,709 in 2010-2014. Westside Community Schools median house value is $157,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Westside Community Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (24 out of 218, top 11%) Elementary/Middle School: (9 out of 243, top 4%)* Rank: #21
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	14
Population	31,522 (2010-2014), rank #9
Population Growth	-5.81% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,749.33/sq mi, rank #3
Median Household Income:	$59,709 at 2010-2014—7.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #41
Median House Price:	$157,900 at 2010-2014—0.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #22
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	11.41 sq mi, rank #252
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.46%), rank #228
State:	Nebraska
County:	Douglas County
City:	Omaha
Zip:	68137, 68124, 68144, 68114, 68134, 68104, 68132, 68106
Area:	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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Westside Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

909 South 76th St

Omaha NE, 68114, Douglas County

Phone: 402-390-2100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,173	6,051	5,964	6,023	6,043	6,106	6,126
English Language Learner Students:	143	138	149	168	164	171	156
Total Teachers:	444.65	446.19	444.54	467.83	457.30	451.30	436.60
Prekindergarten:	3.25	3.25	NA	3.10	3.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	23.00	24.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	241.10	235.03	237.63	229.47	221.37	242.70	230.60
Secondary:	200.30	207.91	206.91	212.26	208.93	208.60	206.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	456.18	502.84	481.99	528.38	488.82	468.60	489.80
Instructional Aides:	163.38	160.14	164.24	170.24	173.37	165.90	162.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	11.90	17.40	18.00	16.46	23.46	22.50	5.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	16.00	16.00	17.00	18.80	18.80	18.80	17.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.80	7.80	7.80	7.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	9.00	9.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	10.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	8.60	8.60	8.60	9.60	9.60	9.60	8.60
Library/Media Support:	9.00	9.91	10.60	10.03	6.75	12.10	11.20
District Administrators:	8.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	10.50	10.50	9.50
District Administrative Support:	20.00	27.00	23.00	23.00	17.50	17.00	55.20
School Administrators:	NA	18.00	18.00	19.00	18.00	18.00	17.50
School Administrative Support:	NA	23.00	23.00	25.00	23.00	23.00	NA
Student Support Services:	28.30	31.05	28.88	33.11	30.35	29.10	27.00
Other Support Services:	191.00	181.74	159.67	192.14	157.49	142.10	175.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.88	13.56	13.42	12.87	13.21	13.53	14.03

Schools

Carl A Swanson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	8601 Harney St, Omaha NE 68114
Hillside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7500 Western Ave, Omaha NE 68114
Loveland Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	8201 Pacific St, Omaha NE 68114
Oakdale Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	9801 West Center Rd, Omaha NE 68124
Paddock Road Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3535 Paddock Rd, Omaha NE 68124
Prairie Lane Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	11444 Hascall, Omaha NE 68144
Rockbrook Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2514 South 108th St, Omaha NE 68144
Sunset Hills Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	9503 Walnut St, Omaha NE 68124
Underwood Hills Early Childhood Learning Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	9030 Western Ave, Omaha NE 68114
Westbrook Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1312 Robertson Dr, Omaha NE 68114
Westgate Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7802 Hascall, Omaha NE 68124
Westside High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8701 Pacific St, Omaha NE 68114
Westside Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	8601 Arbor St, Omaha NE 68124

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	124.11	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.72	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.99	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.83	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.52	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.28	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.46	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.36	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.82	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	49.15	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	50.96	44.65
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.05	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.96	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.55	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.60	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.67	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.97	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.39	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.07	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.18	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.54	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.77	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.97	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.83	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	124.87	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	43.48	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.41	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.54	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.81	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.53	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.99	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	132.05	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	132.86	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.71	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.78	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.52	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.14	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.61	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.30	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.51	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	127.40	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	130.04	115.06
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.10	98.68
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	129.21	103.91
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	127.35	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.28	104.30
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.96	110.38
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.05	115.94
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	139.99	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.76	97.89
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.00	99.25
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	123.97	102.15
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.27	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.77	106.08
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.88	108.89
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	127.36	115.20
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	123.44	99.80
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.45	102.54
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	48.09	44.19
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	50.18	44.89

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$80,261,000	$13,458		$74,779,000	$12,416		$73,430,000	$12,151
Federal:	$7,284,000	$1,221	9.1%	$4,739,000	$787	6.3%	$3,159,000	$523	4.3%
State:	$36,123,000	$6,057	45.0%	$36,276,000	$6,023	48.5%	$19,988,000	$3,308	27.2%
Local:	$36,854,000	$6,179	45.9%	$33,764,000	$5,606	45.2%	$50,283,000	$8,321	68.5%
Total Expenditures:	$74,904,000	$12,559		$71,366,000	$11,849		$71,208,000	$11,784
Total Current Expenditures:	$67,540,000	$11,325		$65,315,000	$10,844		$65,614,000	$10,858
Instructional Expenditures:	$41,457,000	$6,951	61.4%	$39,715,000	$6,594	60.8%	$41,144,000	$6,809	62.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,132,000	$693	6.1%	$3,365,000	$559	5.2%	$4,461,000	$738	6.8%
Administration:	$8,448,000	$1,416	12.5%	$9,031,000	$1,499	13.8%	$7,251,000	$1,200	11.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$13,503,000	$2,264	20.0%	$13,204,000	$2,192	20.2%	$12,758,000	$2,111	19.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,186,000	$1,037		$4,772,000	$792		$4,706,000	$779
Construction:	$4,198,000	$704		$1,920,000	$319		$1,636,000	$271
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$968,000	$162		$1,063,000	$176		$623,000	$103

Total Salary:	$39,945,000	$6,698		$36,320,000	$6,030		$39,617,000	$6,556
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$28,788,000	$4,827	72.1%	$25,884,000	$4,298	71.3%	$28,487,000	$4,714	71.9%
Other Salary:	$11,157,000	$1,871	27.9%	$10,436,000	$1,733	28.7%	$11,130,000	$1,842	28.1%
Total Benefit:	$15,085,000	$2,529		$14,912,000	$2,476		$13,195,000	$2,184
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$10,196,000	$1,710	67.6%	$9,735,000	$1,616	65.3%	$9,731,000	$1,610	73.7%
Other Benefit:	$4,889,000	$820	32.4%	$5,177,000	$860	34.7%	$3,464,000	$573	26.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	44.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	55.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	10.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,719.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,438.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,959.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,670.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$52,065.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$59,972.0

* Westside Community Schools was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.