Westside Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cedar Park, Texas · Leander ISD · Grades K–5
Westside Elementary School serves 504 students in grades K–5 in Cedar Park (Williamson County). It is one of 48 schools in Leander ISD. By enrollment it is the 2491st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Leander ISD |
| County | Williamson County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482703012256 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Leander ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 504 | 42,608 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 9.9% | 16.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Westside Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 30 elementary schools in Leander ISD, Westside Elementary School is the 22nd largest, with 1.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 572; Westside Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 100 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 67, against an average of 84 per grade. This year grade 5 has 45% more students than kindergarten (100 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 61.5% here and 43.7% across Leander ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 19.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
9.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 16.6% across Leander ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 504 students, Westside Elementary School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 504 students would have about 34.1 teachers, so Westside Elementary School has 5.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Westside Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Basis Cedar Park Primary School, 0.5 miles away in Basis Texas. Within 10 miles there are 56 other elementary schools, 22 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 61.5% |
| Hispanic | 19.6% |
| Asian | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% |
| Black | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 67 |
| Grade 2 | 77 |
| Grade 3 | 93 |
| Grade 4 | 98 |
| Grade 5 | 100 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 Ryan Jordan Ln, Cedar Park, TX 78613
Phone: (512)570-7000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Westside Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basis Cedar Park Primary School | Basis Texas | 0.5 mi | 859 | 16.9 | – |
| Deer Creek Elementary School | Leander ISD | 1.0 mi | 638 | 14.2 | 8.5% |
| Ada Mae Faubion Elementary School | Leander ISD | 1.4 mi | 353 | 10.6 | 35.1% |
| C C Mason Elementary School | Leander ISD | 1.7 mi | 691 | 13.6 | 16.1% |
| Lois F Giddens Elementary School | Leander ISD | 1.9 mi | 483 | 10.4 | 41.2% |
| Pauline Naumann Elementary School | Leander ISD | 1.9 mi | 473 | 12.6 | 28.8% |
| Officer Leonard a Reed Elementary School | Leander ISD | 2.1 mi | 638 | 10.9 | 38.7% |
| Cypress Elementary School | Leander ISD | 2.4 mi | 506 | 13.1 | 18.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.