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What's the one class at Westwood Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD COMMUNITY SCH CORP·NCES 180411000670
Westwood Elementary School
899 Honey Creek Rd, Greenwood, IN 46143 · (317) 859-4200 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Indiana 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
200 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 57% · 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 Greenwood Community Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
62.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 School
Westwood Elementary School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary School this school | 510 | 39.2% | 52.7% |
| Dixie Bee Elementary School Terre Haute | 564 | 45.2% | 52.5% |
| Cumberland Road Elem School Fishers | 521 | 36.7% | 61.9% |
| Western Intermediate School Russiaville | 622 | 38.3% | 44.2% |
| Delaware Trail Elementary School Brownsburg | 512 | 37.3% | 74.2% |
| New Britton Elementary School Fishers | 572 | 32.7% | 65.5% |
Matched among Indiana 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #259 of 983 | #7 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #221 of 986 | #4 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #227 of 986 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #355 of 1,079 | #13 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #691 of 991 | #11 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #475 of 996 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #800 of 1,058 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #172 of 353 | #3 of 7 |
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
510
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 510 | 31.5 | 16.2:1 | 39% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 32.5 | 16.5:1 | 48% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 30.5 | 17.4:1 | 46% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 33% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 26% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 27% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 17% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 21 | 22.8:1 | 9% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood Elementary School.
About Westwood Elementary School
Westwood Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Greenwood, Indiana, (ZIP code 46143). The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 510 students.
Greenwood Community Sch Corp enrolls 4,023 students in 6 schools, including Westwood Elementary School.
White students make up a majority at Westwood Elementary School, at 72%. Next come 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. That compares with about 85% White among all Johnson County residents. Westwood Elementary School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 16.2:1 comes from the school's 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39% in 2024-25. That tracks the 41% average for public schools in Johnson County.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Westwood Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Westwood Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.7%; the prediction is 47.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Johnson County, the median household income is $90,454, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Westwood Elementary School is one of 40 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Greenwood Middle School is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Westwood Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Westwood Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Westwood Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 510 students in 2024-25, 26 more than the 484 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Westwood Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,315
Census ACS
Median income
$90,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,824 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood Community Sch Corp
- Greenwood Community High SchHigh · 1,229 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 964 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Greenwood Northeast Elementary SchElementary · 389 students
- V O Isom Central Elem SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other schools in Greenwood
- Center Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,956 students
- Clark Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,690 students
- Center Grove Middle School CentralMiddle · 1,278 students
- Greenwood Community High SchHigh · 1,229 students
- Center Grove Middle School NorthMiddle · 1,080 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 964 students
Other Westwood Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 20 states are named Westwood Elementary. Westwood Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 37.
- Westwood Elementary SchoolNew Castle, IN · 256 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENWOOD, AR · 839 students
- Westwood ElementarySan Diego, CA · 832 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolStillwater, OK · 626 students
- Westwood ElementaryDe Pere, WI · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Middle School0.8 mi · 964
- Greenwood Community High Sch0.9 mi · 1,229
- Southwest Elementary School0.9 mi · 550
- V O Isom Central Elem School1.8 mi · 381
- Pleasant Crossing Elementary1.9 mi · 578
- North Grove Elementary School2.1 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westwood Elementary School?
Westwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westwood Elementary School serve?
Westwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Westwood Elementary School have?
Westwood Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westwood Elementary School?
At Westwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Westwood Elementary School public or private?
Westwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenwood Community Sch Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.