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What's something Westwood Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
832
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153004900
Westwood Elementary
17449 Matinal Rd., San Diego, CA 92127 · (858) 487-2026 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL832 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
118 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 188 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (188) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
78.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
74.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.8% | 26.5% | 12.3% | 9.4% |
| Math | 46.5% | 27.8% | 18.0% | 7.7% |
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 | 78.3% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 76.7% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.4% | 79.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.5% | 75.4% |
| 2018-19 | 81.4% | 80.0% |
| 2017-18 | 80.9% | 78.5% |
| 2016-17 | 75.2% | 73.0% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Westwood Elementary
Westwood Elementary's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary this school | 832 | 14.2% | 75.3% |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County Mission Viejo | 704 | 12.6% | N/A |
| Willow Grove Elementary San Diego | 701 | 14.1% | 81.3% |
| Vista Verde Irvine | 837 | 10.3% | 81.5% |
| Portola Hills Elementary Trabuco Canyon | 809 | 19.9% | 76.6% |
| Del Sur Elementary San Diego | 891 | 9.1% | 80.3% |
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 Westwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #419 of 5,151 | #53 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #442 of 5,172 ▲ 74 | #54 of 393 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #348 of 5,172 ▲ 41 | #42 of 393 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,335 of 5,116 | #122 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 832 | #302 of 5,915 | #27 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,250 of 5,352 | #130 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #577 of 5,354 | #47 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.2% | #5,348 of 5,625 | #409 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #1,047 of 1,139 | #85 of 97 |
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
832
+44 (+6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 832 | 37.7 | 22.1:1 | 14% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 38 | 22.1:1 | 15% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 39.2 | 21.2:1 | 14% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 37 | 21.3:1 | 14% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 32.2 | 25.6:1 | 14% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 794 | 31 | 25.6:1 | 14% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | N/A | N/A | 10% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 988 | 45 | 22.0:1 | 6% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 34 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (823 to 832); teachers up 17% (32.2 to 37.7).
About Westwood Elementary
Westwood Elementary is a large elementary school based in San Diego, California. The school reports 832 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 79% larger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Poway Unified enrolls 34,259 students in 39 schools, including Westwood Elementary.
The most common group at Westwood Elementary is White students, at 40%. Enrollment also includes 31% Asian, 16% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. The school's White share is 8 points below the 48% share among San Diego County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.1:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Eligible students account for 14% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
allk12 grades Westwood Elementary an A-. 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 Westwood Elementary, the prediction is 71.2% and the result is 75.3%.
Among San Diego County residents, the median household income is $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Westwood Elementary, San Diego County has 765 other public schools.
Nearby, Poway to Palomar Middle College High is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Westwood Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Westwood Elementary places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Westwood Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment increase, from 788 in 2020-21 to 832 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Westwood Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poway Unified
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Westview HighHigh · 2,116 students
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- Mt. Carmel HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Oak Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,503 students
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- Torrey Pines HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Henry HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Mira Mesa HighHigh · 2,187 students
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Other Westwood Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 20 states are named Westwood Elementary. Westwood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 37.
- Westwood ElementaryStockton, CA · 463 students
- Westwood ElementarySanta Clara, CA · 368 students
- Westwood ElementaryConcord, CA · 224 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENWOOD, AR · 839 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolStillwater, OK · 626 students
Nearby schools
- Poway to Palomar Middle College High0.5 mi · 88
- Monterey Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 770
- Turtleback Elementary1.8 mi · 458
- Chaparral Elementary2.1 mi · 858
- Design 39 Campus2.2 mi · 1,216
- Del Norte High2.3 mi · 2,557
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood ElementaryHow many students attend Westwood Elementary?
Westwood Elementary enrolls approximately 832 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Westwood Elementary serve?
Westwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westwood Elementary is approximately 22.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Westwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Westwood Elementary are roughly 40% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 31% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Westwood Elementary in?
Westwood Elementary is part of Poway Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.