Westside Elementary School, Isle of Wight County, VA

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 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

6.2 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 76.3% across all subjects — 58th percentile statewide.

6.0 · Academic progress

85% of students showed growth in reading and 82% in math — 56th percentile.

2.6 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 14.1% — better attendance than 18% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 5.4 for 2025–26, compared with 5.4 for 2024–25 — unchanged.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

68%state 69%

Virginia Studies

69%state 71%

Grade 4 Mathematics

82%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

71%state 72%

Grade 4 English Reading

78%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

74%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

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 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That matches its 2024–25 score of 5.4.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 76.3%, with stronger-than-state results in Grade 4 Mathematics (82% vs a 73% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 85% of students showed growth in English reading and 82% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 14.1%, compared with the 9.0% 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.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
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 (2025–26) · 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: 660 students (2025-2026)
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 · 2025-2026

Reading

79%

Mathematics

78%

Science

68%

History & Social Sci.

69%

Attendance

2025-2026

14.1% 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, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
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 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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