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What do you wish you knew before starting at WestWood Elementary?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 273006001278
WestWood Elementary
5370 WESTWOOD DR, PRIOR LAKE, MN 55372 · (952) 226-0400 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
99 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 60% · 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
WestWood Elementary→Prior Lake-Savage Middle School
Based on grade levels within Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
67.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 (60.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WestWood Elementary this school | 505 | 19.6% | 60.1% |
| Otter Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE | 492 | 20.5% | 57.9% |
| OTSEGO ELEMENTARY OTSEGO | 536 | 21.5% | 58.3% |
| Hamilton Ridge Elementary School SAVAGE | 586 | 19.5% | 47.9% |
| CHANHASSEN ELEMENTARY CHANHASSEN | 447 | 18.6% | 65.8% |
| RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 573 | 20.2% | 43.6% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #140 of 844 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #159 of 844 | #2 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #120 of 844 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #291 of 1,130 | #14 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #629 of 769 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #423 of 796 | #12 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #834 of 942 | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #268 of 499 | #11 of 16 |
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
505
-82 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
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 | 505 | 31.7 | 15.9:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 31.4 | 15.7:1 | 25% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 30.6 | 17.0:1 | 25% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 33.5 | 17.3:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 29 | 19.7:1 | 20% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 32 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WestWood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (579 to 505); teachers down 5% (33.5 to 31.7).
About WestWood Elementary
WestWood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in PRIOR LAKE, Minnesota. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 505 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
The 14 schools of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, including WestWood Elementary, enroll 8,788 students.
Roughly 73% of students at WestWood Elementary are White. The school is also 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Black. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At WestWood Elementary, 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.9:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, WestWood Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, WestWood Elementary's results are 5.6 points above predicted: 60.1% against 54.5%.
In Scott County (population about 154,557), the median household income is $119,314, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 66 public schools in Scott County, enrolling about 26,041 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Edgewood School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WestWood Elementary. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, WestWood Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 505, a 14% decrease from 587 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.3 to 15.9 over 4 years.
The WestWood Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
- Prior Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,856 students
- Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,025 students
- Hamilton Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Redtail Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Glendale ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Jeffers Pond ElementaryElementary · 487 students
Other schools in PRIOR LAKE
- Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,025 students
- Jeffers Pond ElementaryElementary · 487 students
- La Ola Del Lago at GrainwoodElementary · 463 students
- Five Hawks ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Edgewood ECSEElementary · 116 students
- Prior Lake-Savage Area ALCHigh · 75 students
Other WestWood Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 20 states are named WestWood Elementary. WestWood Elementary is the 14th largest of the 37.
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARYZIMMERMAN, MN · 562 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARYSAINT CLOUD, MN · 531 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARYBLOOMINGTON, MN · 339 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENWOOD, AR · 839 students
- Westwood ElementarySan Diego, CA · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood School0.1 mi · 60
- Edgewood ECSE0.1 mi · 116
- ALC Independent Study0.3 mi · 34
- Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC0.3 mi · 75
- Laker Online0.3 mi · 49
- La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood0.4 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About WestWood ElementaryHow large is WestWood Elementary?
WestWood Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does WestWood Elementary serve?
WestWood Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WestWood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WestWood Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WestWood Elementary?
WestWood Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees WestWood Elementary?
WestWood Elementary is overseen by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.