Westside Elementary School phone & mascot
- Phone
- (757) 357-3021
- Mascot
- Eagles
- Principal
- Mr. Matthew Johnson
- Address
- 800 W Main St, Smithfield, VA 23430
Score breakdown
Compared against all 1,106 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
SOL pass rate of 73.2% across all subjects — 52th percentile statewide.
Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 38th percentile.
Chronic absenteeism of 10.9% — better attendance than 56% of peers statewide.
Westside Elementary School & its school zone
A public elementary school in Isle of Wight County Public Schools, Westside Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Isle of Wight County, VA 23430. Buyers searching homes for sale near Westside Elementary School are shopping this Isle of Wight County school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Isle of Wight County elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 5.4/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 1,106 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.
The school's overall SOL pass rate is 73.2%. Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 86% for English and 86% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, better than the 11.7% state median for elementary schools.
For house hunters comparing Isle of Wight County school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Westside Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Isle of Wight County Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.
How the VaHome School Score works
- Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
- Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
- Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
- The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
- Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.
Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2024–2025) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.
At a glance
- School district
- Isle of Wight County Public Schools
- Grades served
- 4-6
- School type
- Regular public school
- Established
- 1928
- Enrollment
- 682 students (2024-2025)
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14:1
- Classroom teachers
- 48.17 FTE
- Accreditation
- Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
- NCES school ID
- 510201002444
- Former name
- Isle of Wight Training School (1928-1960); Westside High School (1960-1969); Smithfield Elementary School (1969-2005)
Academic performance
SOL pass rates · 2024-2025Attendance
2024-202510.92% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).
About Westside Elementary School
Westside Elementary traces its roots to 1928, when the Isle of Wight Training School opened in an eight-room brick building on seven acres in Smithfield, replacing the earlier Riverview school. It was renamed Westside High School in 1960 and won a state football championship in 1966. When Isle of Wight County schools were integrated in 1969, high-school students moved to Smithfield High School and the building became Smithfield Elementary School; it returned to the Westside name in 2005 after a new Smithfield Middle School opened.
Today Westside Elementary is an Isle of Wight County Public Schools campus serving grades 4-6 at 800 West Main Street in Smithfield, with about 680 students and roughly 48 full-time teachers. The school occupies its historic building on the original site; the division has selected an architect for a replacement school planned for a new location, and the school's own site notes it is in its final years before moving to the new facility.
Data sources
- Virginia School Quality Profiles — Westside Elementary ↗ — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation/dropout, advanced diplomas, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, CTE credentials, principal, address, enrollment2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data — Westside Elementary (510201002444) ↗ — NCES school ID, grade span, total students, FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio, school type, charter status, locale (Rural, Fringe 41)2024-2025
- Westside Elementary School — official site (Isle of Wight County Schools) ↗ — Website URL, mascot (Eagles), principal, address, phone, grade span, current-building status2025-2026
- Westside Elementary School — History of Westside ↗ — Founding year (1928), former names, 1960 rename, 1966 football title, 1969 integration/Smithfield Elementary, 2005 return to Westside nameaccessed 2026-08
- Smithfield Times — IW School Board awards $3.8M contract to RRMM Architects to design new Westside ↗ — Replacement-school planning (architect selected; oldest part of current building dates to 1928; new school planned as PK-5 at a new location)2025
Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES CCD and Virginia School Quality Profiles); accreditation 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.
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