Westside Elementary School, Warner Robins GA

Original Research by School Decision on Westside Elementary School

Westside Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Warner Robins, a mixed-use military town anchored by Robins Air Force Base. The school's enrollment is small, concentrated in the lower grades, with all enrolled students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is majority Black, with substantial populations of Hispanic and white students, and a small Asian enrollment. The demographic composition reflects the transient, internationally diverse character of a military community and the broader economic conditions of the surrounding area.

State test results from 2024-25 show low proficiency across tested grades and subjects. In English language arts, students in grades three through five posted proficiency rates below typical benchmarks, with fourth and fifth graders performing somewhat better than third graders. Mathematics proficiency was similarly low across grades three, four, and five. In science, proficiency in grade five fell below levels in ELA and math. These results suggest significant academic challenges across the elementary grades. Trend data covers only the current year, so longer-term direction is not available. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school about how it is approaching instruction in these areas and what support systems exist for students working below grade level.

The school sits in a car-oriented city built along commercial corridors rather than a continuous walkable fabric. Warner Robins is one of the fastest-growing cities in Georgia, with new residential development concentrated in northern and eastern subdivisions that attract young families and military-connected households. Housing is priced at a level moderately below the state benchmark, and rental rates have risen modestly year-over-year. The area's economy is stabilized by Robins Air Force Base and the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, together with defense contractors and private employers like Perdue Farms and Kroger. This stability supports a large base of military and federal employees and their families who cycle through the community.

The Houston County School District, which operates Westside, recently cut its property tax millage rate to its lowest level in over a decade and sustained that cut in 2025, a change that reduces household tax burden for any family relocating to the district. The district has approved a continuation of a one-cent sales tax for education that funds facility upgrades, technology, safety, and transportation through 2027. To accommodate rapid enrollment growth, the district opened a new primary school in 2023 and is constructing a middle school to relieve crowding. A new STEM and Career Academy is breaking ground in 2026 and will open in 2027 with partnerships in healthcare, cybersecurity, engineering, and other fields, offering dual-enrollment pathways and an optional 13th year for certifications. These investments signal active district capacity-building and curriculum expansion at the secondary level, though Westside itself remains an elementary school without access to those programs.

The school environment data available in the public record does not include attendance, discipline, staffing, or course-access details, so a fuller picture of daily operations would benefit from direct contact with the school. Similarly, proficiency data is thin in trend, limiting visibility into whether results are stable or changing direction.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 47% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 52% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 48% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 314%

School 14% · District 41% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 47% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 52% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Science

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 49% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-884%

School 84% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolHouston County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.