Enrollment
304
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMORLAND UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064218006919
Westmorland Elementary
200 South C St., Westmorland, CA 92281 · (760) 344-4364 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
16.5:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
290 students
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 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
26.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.7pp since 2014
Math
13.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 9 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 | 6.8% | 19.9% | 25.8% | 47.5% |
| Math | 3.6% | 9.5% | 26.2% | 60.6% |
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 | 26.7% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 9.1% |
| 2022-23 | 25.9% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% | 8.7% |
| 2020-21 | 19.3% | 11.8% |
| 2018-19 | 26.6% | 23.1% |
| 2017-18 | 30.6% | 22.6% |
| 2016-17 | 24.7% | 23.0% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Westmorland Elementary
Westmorland Elementary's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmorland Elementary this school | 304 | 95.4% | 16.9% |
| Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary Santa Maria | 298 | 95.3% | 28.2% |
| Synergy Charter Academy Los Angeles | 318 | 95.6% | N/A |
| Wilson Elementary Costa Mesa | 323 | 94.1% | 24.6% |
| Pacific Boulevard Huntington Park | 301 | 97.7% | 36.9% |
| International Community Elementary Oakland | 301 | 94.0% | 15.8% |
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 Westmorland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #4,823 of 5,151 | #31 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #4,894 of 5,172 ▲ 154 | #34 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #4,311 of 5,172 ▲ 288 | #28 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,137 of 5,116 | #21 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #4,734 of 5,915 | #31 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #86 of 5,352 | #1 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #5,221 of 5,354 | #23 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #402 of 5,625 | #1 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #1,618 of 3,837 | #9 of 23 |
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
304
-65 (-18%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 304 | 18.4 | 16.5:1 | 95% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 95% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 94% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 96% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | 94% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 94% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | N/A | N/A | 91% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 99% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 20 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westmorland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (372 to 304); teachers down 3% (19 to 18.4).
About Westmorland Elementary
Among the schools in Westmorland, California, is Westmorland Elementary, a small elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 304 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Westmorland Union Elementary operates Westmorland Elementary.
The share of Hispanic students at Westmorland Elementary is 98%. The county population is about 86% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Westmorland Elementary scores 5%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The school has 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 5.8 students per teacher. In all, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Imperial County, the school's rate is higher.
Among California public elementary schools, Westmorland Elementary outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Westmorland Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.9%; the prediction is 23.6%.
The school's county is Imperial County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $57,681, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Imperial County's 76 public schools enroll about 36,513 students and include Westmorland Elementary.
Phil D. Swing Elementary is about 5.5 miles from Westmorland Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Westmorland Elementary comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Westmorland Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 304 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 369. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.4:1 to 16.5:1.
People who know Westmorland Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
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- Myron D. Witter Elementary6.3 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Westmorland ElementaryHow large is Westmorland Elementary?
Westmorland Elementary enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Westmorland Elementary serve?
Westmorland Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Westmorland Elementary have?
Westmorland Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Westmorland Elementary?
Student demographics at Westmorland Elementary are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Westmorland Elementary public or private?
Westmorland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westmorland Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.