Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061887002291
Westlake Elementary
80 Fieldcrest Dr., Daly City, CA 94015 · (650) 991-1252 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
175 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.1pp since 2014
Math
37.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.9% | 25.2% | 13.0% | 38.9% |
| Math | 18.2% | 18.9% | 22.4% | 40.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.4% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 24.7% |
| 2020-21 | 38.5% | 34.2% |
| 2018-19 | 41.8% | 40.5% |
| 2017-18 | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| 2016-17 | 46.3% | 37.2% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California 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 California'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 Westlake Elementary
Westlake Elementary's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake Elementary this school | 321 | 54.5% | 38.7% |
| Chester W. Nimitz Elementary Sunnyvale | 350 | 50.6% | 60.0% |
| Garden Village Elementary Colma | 288 | 60.1% | 40.5% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary Daly City | 304 | 52.3% | 51.0% |
| Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary Daly City | 303 | 48.2% | 45.0% |
| Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia | 425 | 54.6% | 50.4% |
Matched among California 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 Westlake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #2,613 of 5,151 | #71 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,542 of 5,172 ▲ 375 | #72 of 96 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #2,182 of 5,172 ▲ 1,077 | #63 of 96 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.6pp | #255 of 5,116 | #3 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #4,566 of 5,915 | #69 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,762 of 5,352 | #41 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #1,029 of 5,354 | #41 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #3,717 of 5,625 | #31 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #2,082 of 3,837 | #41 of 79 |
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
321
-38 (-11%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | 55% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 13 | 25.4:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 16 | 22.4:1 | 48% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 16.5 | 22.8:1 | 58% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 16 | 25.4:1 | 59% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | N/A | N/A | 57% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 39% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 16 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westlake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (376 to 321); teachers down 9% (16.5 to 15).
About Westlake Elementary
Westlake Elementary is a small elementary school in Daly City, California, one of the schools in Jefferson Elementary. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 321 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 31% smaller than that.
Jefferson Elementary has 4,942 students in 14 schools, and Westlake Elementary is one of those schools.
Enrollment at Westlake Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Asian, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. In San Mateo County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Westlake Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The school reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 21.4 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 55% of students. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Westlake Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Westlake Elementary, the prediction is 47.6% and the result is 38.7%.
In the county around the school, San Mateo County, median household income is about $158,855, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Westlake Elementary is among the 176 public schools in San Mateo County.
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate is located about 0.7 miles from Westlake Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Westlake Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Westlake Elementary saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.4:1 to 21.4:1 over the same years.
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San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Elementary
- Fernando Rivera IntermediateMiddle · 588 students
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Benjamin Franklin IntermediateMiddle · 497 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Daniel Webster ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Daly City
- Westmoor HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Jefferson HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Fernando Rivera IntermediateMiddle · 588 students
- Thomas R. Pollicita MiddleMiddle · 558 students
- Summit Public School: ShastaHigh · 458 students
- Susan B. Anthony ElementaryElementary · 407 students
Other Westlake Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Westlake Elementary. Westlake Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Westlake ElementaryWestlake Village, CA · 512 students
- Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 453 students
- Westlake Elementary SchoolWestlake, OH · 1,215 students
- Westlake Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 736 students
- Westlake Elementary SchoolBATTLE CREEK, MI · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin Intermediate0.7 mi · 497
- Garden Village Elementary0.8 mi · 288
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary0.8 mi · 266
- Jefferson High0.9 mi · 1,072
- Ortega (Jose) Elementary1.0 mi · 410
- Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary1.1 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Westlake ElementaryHow many students attend Westlake Elementary?
Westlake Elementary enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Westlake Elementary serve?
Westlake Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Westlake Elementary?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Westlake Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westlake Elementary?
At Westlake Elementary, the student body is approximately 13% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 38% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Westlake Elementary public or private?
Westlake Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.