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Which teacher or staff member at Westpark Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
952
Elementary
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN KERN UNIFIED·NCES 063762011604
Westpark Elementary
3600 Imperial Ave., Rosamond, CA 93560 · (661) 256-5030 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL952 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of California public elementary schools
- C+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.
- A-Three-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
22.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
692 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 200 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 175 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 159 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (200) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (159).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Southern Kern Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.9pp since 2014
Math
27.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.2% | 24.6% | 29.9% | 31.2% |
| Math | 8.9% | 18.6% | 37.5% | 35.0% |
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 | 38.9% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 40.1% | 24.6% |
| 2021-22 | 33.8% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 41.2% | 27.8% |
| 2017-18 | 34.2% | 19.7% |
| 2016-17 | 25.6% | 17.1% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Westpark Elementary
Westpark Elementary's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westpark Elementary this school | 952 | 72.7% | 34.5% |
| Ridgemoor Elementary Sun City | 772 | 69.2% | 40.0% |
| Three Rings Ranch Elementary Beaumont | 796 | 77.1% | 31.9% |
| Baldy Mesa Elementary Phelan | 985 | 78.5% | 24.0% |
| Sing Lum Elementary Bakersfield | 809 | 77.1% | 36.3% |
| Freedom Crest Elementary Menifee | 707 | 74.4% | 32.9% |
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 Westpark Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,018 of 5,151 | #55 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #3,469 of 5,172 ▼ 405 | #67 of 150 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #3,055 of 5,172 ▼ 482 | #61 of 150 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #1,279 of 5,116 | #42 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 952 | #115 of 5,915 | #8 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,293 of 5,352 | #89 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #2,427 of 5,354 | #48 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #2,796 of 5,625 | #116 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #398 of 1,139 | #11 of 42 |
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
952
+102 (+12%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
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 | 952 | 43 | 22.1:1 | 73% (692) |
| 2023-24 | 970 | 44 | 22.1:1 | 76% (739) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 39.5 | 23.8:1 | 78% (730) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 38 | 22.4:1 | 75% (640) |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 34 | 24.6:1 | 69% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 32 | 26.2:1 | 67% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | N/A | N/A | 67% (510) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westpark Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (836 to 952); teachers up 26% (34 to 43).
About Westpark Elementary
Westpark Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in California, located in Rosamond. The school enrolls 952 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Southern Kern Unified, which runs Westpark Elementary, has 6 schools and 3,636 students.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at Westpark Elementary. Other groups make up 24% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Westpark Elementary has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.1:1, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Westpark Elementary is 73%. Across public schools in Kern County, the average is about the same, 76%.
Westpark Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Westpark Elementary is -2.5 points: 34.5% actual, 37.0% predicted.
Within Kern County, median household income is about $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 279 public schools in Kern County, with a combined enrollment of about 197,431.
Rosamond High Early College Campus is the public school closest to Westpark Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Westpark Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Westpark Elementary's average proficiency of 34.5% compares with 18.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Westpark Elementary is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 850 to 952.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern Kern Unified
- Rosamond High Early College CampusHigh · 927 students
- Rosamond ElementaryElementary · 822 students
- Tropico MiddleMiddle · 815 students
- Abraham Lincoln AlternativeCombined · 71 students
- Rare Earth High (Continuation)High · 49 students
Other schools in Rosamond
- Rosamond High Early College CampusHigh · 927 students
- Rosamond ElementaryElementary · 822 students
- Tropico MiddleMiddle · 815 students
- Abraham Lincoln AlternativeCombined · 71 students
- Rare Earth High (Continuation)High · 49 students
Other Westpark Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Westpark Elementary. Westpark Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Westpark ElementaryIrvine, CA · 876 students
- Westpark Elementary SchoolBUCKEYE, AZ · 652 students
- Westpark Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Rosamond High Early College Campus1.3 mi · 927
- Rare Earth High (Continuation)1.3 mi · 49
- Abraham Lincoln Alternative1.3 mi · 71
- Rosamond Elementary1.8 mi · 822
- Tropico Middle2.2 mi · 815
- Mariposa Elementary9.8 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Westpark ElementaryHow large is Westpark Elementary?
Westpark Elementary enrolls approximately 952 students in grades KG-05.
Is Westpark Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westpark Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Westpark Elementary have?
Westpark Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westpark Elementary?
At Westpark Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 63% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Westpark Elementary in?
Westpark Elementary is part of Southern Kern Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.