Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001295
Westwood Elementary School
11629 Westwood School Rd, Coker, AL 35452 · (205) 342-2666 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
116 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (47).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
64.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Westwood Elementary School
Westwood Elementary School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary School this school | 299 | 38.8% | 69.0% |
| Eastwood Elementary School Decatur | 272 | 37.1% | 61.0% |
| Good Hope Primary School Cullman | 401 | 40.9% | N/A |
| West Blocton Elementary School West Blocton | 288 | 45.5% | 58.0% |
| Hayden Elementary School Hayden | 298 | 35.6% | 64.3% |
| Snow Rogers Elementary School Gardendale | 389 | 37.3% | 58.1% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #93 of 626 | #4 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #80 of 626 | #4 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #149 of 626 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #567 of 709 | #26 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #38 of 655 | #5 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #486 of 658 | #26 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #585 of 696 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #249 of 364 | #9 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
299
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 299 | 21.8 | 13.7:1 | 39% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 59% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 60% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 52% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 51% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 17 | 18.6:1 | 41% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 38% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 33% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 18 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (322 to 299); teachers up 21% (18 to 21.8).
About Westwood Elementary School
Westwood Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Coker, Alabama. There are 299 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 480.
Across its 35 schools, Tuscaloosa County enrolls 19,278 students. Westwood Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Westwood Elementary School is 82% White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 22 points above the 60% share among Tuscaloosa County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
Classroom staffing at Westwood Elementary School totals 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Westwood Elementary School is about 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tuscaloosa County is 54%.
Among Alabama public elementary schools, Westwood Elementary School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 55.8% for a school in Alabama with Westwood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Westwood Elementary School posts 69.0%.
In Tuscaloosa County, home to about 237,552 people, median household income comes to about $66,231, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tuscaloosa County's 58 public schools enroll about 30,508 students and include Westwood Elementary School.
Flatwoods Elementary School is about 3.7 miles from Westwood Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Westwood Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment increased by 5% across 4 years, from 286 in 2020-21 to 299 in 2024-25.
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Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
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- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Other Westwood Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 20 states are named Westwood Elementary. Westwood Elementary School is the 32nd largest of the 37.
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- Westwood Elementary SchoolStillwater, OK · 626 students
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Nearby schools
- Flatwoods Elementary School3.7 mi · 459
- Buhl Elementary School3.9 mi · 206
- Sipsey Valley Middle School4.6 mi · 575
- Sipsey Valley High School4.7 mi · 524
- Crestmont Elementary School5.6 mi · 268
- Northport Intermediate School5.9 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Westwood Elementary School?
Westwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Westwood Elementary School serve?
Westwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Westwood Elementary School have?
Westwood Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Westwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Westwood Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Westwood Elementary School?
Westwood Elementary School is overseen by Tuscaloosa County in Tuscaloosa County.
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