Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543006054
Westwood Elementary
435 Saratoga Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 · (408) 423-4300 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
20.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
138 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
56.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.4pp since 2014
Math
38.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.9% | 28.5% | 21.2% | 22.4% |
| Math | 18.5% | 20.1% | 31.5% | 29.9% |
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 | 56.4% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 57.6% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.3% | 49.2% |
| 2018-19 | 69.5% | 62.2% |
| 2017-18 | 60.6% | 54.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.6% | 50.0% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary this school | 368 | 37.5% | 51.0% |
| Los Paseos Elementary San Jose | 403 | 40.4% | 41.2% |
| Hermosa Elementary Alta Loma | 442 | 40.0% | 56.6% |
| Theuerkauf Elementary Mountain View | 308 | 38.6% | 39.6% |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary Pacifica | 348 | 41.7% | 32.4% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Placentia | 454 | 33.7% | 73.0% |
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 Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,653 of 5,151 | #126 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #2,399 of 5,172 ▼ 922 | #150 of 226 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,586 of 5,172 ▼ 161 | #119 of 226 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.2pp | #213 of 5,116 | #26 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #4,081 of 5,915 | #168 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,295 of 5,352 | #85 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #682 of 5,354 | #49 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #4,442 of 5,625 | #120 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #3,127 of 3,837 | #166 of 189 |
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
368
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 27.4:1
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 | 368 | 17.8 | 20.6:1 | 38% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 17.1 | 22.5:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 18.1 | 21.1:1 | 46% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 14 | 27.4:1 | 34% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 16.1 | 24.5:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 17 | 24.1:1 | 32% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | N/A | N/A | 43% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 26% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 18 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (394 to 368); teachers up 11% (16.1 to 17.8).
About Westwood Elementary
Located in Santa Clara, California, Westwood Elementary is a small elementary school. The school enrolls 368 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Westwood Elementary falls under Santa Clara Unified, which has 30 schools enrolling 14,411 students.
Hispanic students account for 46% of enrollment at Westwood Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 21% White, 20% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Santa Clara County residents are about 25% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
Westwood Elementary reports a ratio of 20.6 students per teacher, from 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.7 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Westwood Elementary, 38% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Santa Clara County is similar, at 37%.
Westwood Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Westwood Elementary would be expected to post about 57.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.0%.
In the wider Santa Clara County area, median household income comes to about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Clara County counts 412 public schools with about 230,059 students.
Of the public schools around it, Westwood Elementary is closest to C. W. Haman Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Westwood Elementary ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 51.0% versus a 60.8% average.
The NCES locale for Westwood Elementary is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Westwood Elementary enrolled 383 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 368. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 27.4:1 to 20.6:1.
Westwood Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- C. W. Haman Elementary0.7 mi · 324
- Millikin Elementary1.0 mi · 504
- Wilson Alternative1.0 mi · 131
- Central Park Elementary1.2 mi · 419
- Washington Open Elementary1.3 mi · 352
- Buchser Middle1.3 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westwood Elementary?
Westwood Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Westwood Elementary serve?
Westwood Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Westwood Elementary?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Westwood Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Westwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Westwood Elementary are roughly 21% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Black, 20% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Westwood Elementary public or private?
Westwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Clara Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.