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Enrollment
839
Elementary
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050699000179
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
300 WESTWOOD AVE, GREENWOOD, AR 72936 · (479) 996-7748 · Sebastian County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Arkansas 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.
- ABeats 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 Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
310 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 80 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 157 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 148 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (148).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL→GREENWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
63.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
68.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 69.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 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 (62.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 839 | 36.9% | 62.0% |
| BROOKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROOKLAND | 728 | 38.2% | 48.8% |
| EAST POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREENWOOD | 693 | 32.2% | 57.2% |
| PEA RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL PEA RIDGE | 587 | 35.1% | N/A |
| PRAIRIE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRAIRIE GROVE | 763 | 47.2% | 42.5% |
| PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAUXITE | 753 | 46.5% | 33.7% |
Matched among Arkansas 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 Arkansas | In Sebastian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #22 of 461 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #23 of 465 ▼ 8 | #1 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #15 of 465 ▲ 42 | #1 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #10 of 531 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #419 of 480 | #12 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #278 of 480 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #475 of 513 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #53 of 138 | N/A |
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
839
+83 (+11%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 839 | 45 | 18.7:1 | 37% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 815 | 44.2 | 18.4:1 | 36% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 44.5 | 18.5:1 | 38% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 45% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 47.6 | 15.6:1 | 21% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 846 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 37% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 844 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 37% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 26% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school located in GREENWOOD, Arkansas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 4, with 839 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 418.
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 5 schools: GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 3,930 students.
Federal enrollment data show WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 77% White. Other groups make up 11% multiracial and 10% Hispanic. Sebastian County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 45 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The gap from the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 2.7 students per teacher. The school reported 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Sebastian County, the average eligibility rate is 65%.
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the top 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.0% is 16.0 points above the 46.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Sebastian County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $57,790 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Sebastian County has 44 public schools with about 20,239 students, including WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About 2.1 miles separate WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, GREENWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.0% against a local average of 43.4%.
NCES assigns WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 756 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 839.
The WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sebastian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
128,900
Census ACS
Median income
$57,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,161 students
- EAST POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 693 students
- EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 632 students
- GREENWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 605 students
- GREENWOOD FRESHMAN CENTERCombined
Other schools in GREENWOOD
- GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,161 students
- EAST POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 693 students
- EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 632 students
- GREENWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 605 students
- GREENWOOD FRESHMAN CENTERCombined
Other Westwood Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 20 states are named Westwood Elementary. WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 37.
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGDALE, AR · 498 students
- Westwood ElementarySan Diego, CA · 832 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolStillwater, OK · 626 students
- Westwood ElementaryDe Pere, WI · 623 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 614 students
Nearby schools
- GREENWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 605
- GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,161
- EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.2 mi · 632
- EAST POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 693
- HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 474
- HACKETT HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 839 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.